to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
two (long cylindrical things)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
in this way; thus; such; uh...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
incompetent; have no merit
already; now; no longer; not any more
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of