light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
and yet; though; when; in spite of
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
indescribable; having no way to express
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
than; from; out of; except; but; more
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
error of judgment; miscalculation
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face