to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
how long; how far; how much
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
beginning; outset; first; onset
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
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
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate