what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
isolation; being alone; being friendless
meaning; significance; sense
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
conviction; belief; confidence
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
suffix for familiar person
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
rising; ascending; climbing
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
nap room (in an office, fire station, etc.)
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove