incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
article; news story; report; account
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
chink in the armor (armour)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
previous engagement; prior contract
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
library (usu. single-room); small library
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered