standard; set; routine; decided
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
door; gate; opening; title page
corridor; hallway; passageway
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
on and after; from ... onward; since
one's view of life; attitude toward life; outlook
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
in the end; on top of that
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
club activities (usu. clubs in association with a school); extracurricular activities
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
now; the present time; just now; another; more
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to repeat; to do over again
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use