cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
drowning; flood; shipwreck
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
feeling; sense; impression
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
chief (of police); head (of office)
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to have a reason; to have an excuse
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
I see; that's right; indeed
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!