common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
newspaper story (article, account)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
pointing out; identification
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
photographer; photograph-taker; filmer; recorder
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
article; news story; report; account
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
beforehand; in advance; previously
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
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
police; police officer; police station
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
how; in what way; by what means
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)