simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
such; this sort of; like this
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
woman; female; feminine gender
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
while; even though; despite
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
research; study; investigation
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
inheritance; something given or received
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball