as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
ahead; before; the future
instant; moment; for an instant
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
unable to do one's work; can't get anything done
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
health; healthy; sound; fit
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to talk; to chat; to chatter
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
baby talk (e.g. "choo-choo" for train); words and speech patterns used by infants
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
fate; destiny; predestination
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
impossible; unlikely; improbable
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
curse; spell; malediction
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise