to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
lost article; something forgotten
by myself; in person; by oneself
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
bet; wager; stake; gamble
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
warmly; cordially; with tender care
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)