alone; by oneself; on one's own
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to give; to do (something) for
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
to cheat (someone out of); to swindle; to wangle; to wheedle; to get
otherwise; or else; if not
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely