for example; for instance; e.g.
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
polish; improvement; burnishing
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
perfect; complete; flawless
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
together; at the same time; same; identical
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
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)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
since then; only that (much); the way things were left
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after