strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
in the meanwhile; during the time
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
space; interval; space character; whitespace
with these words; while saying
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
settlement; solution; resolution
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say