key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
ghost story; tale of the supernatural
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
murder; killing; murderer
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
just because; even if; even though
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
reduction by half; halving
rather; better; instead; if anything
to be intimate with; to befriend
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
bookbinding; binding (a book)
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
top hundred; hundred best
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to pause; to have a short intermission
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
with a clink (click, clack)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble