chair; stool; post; office; position
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
old couple; elderly couple
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
like this; this sort; this way
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to read between the lines
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
this (very thing); this precisely
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!