and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); the elite; person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
(TV) comedian; performer (esp. of a traditional art); entertainer; talented person; accomplished person
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to have the privilege of doing
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down