may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
tedious; boring; being fed up with
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
how long; how far; how much
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
considerably; greatly; a lot
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
question; inquiry; enquiry
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
half the body; half length
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of