huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
two people riding together (on a bike, etc.); riding double
(on) horseback; riding a horse
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
dying breath; dying whisper; being at death's door
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
wounded person; injured person
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
very likely; very probable
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
else; in addition; besides
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
stupid face; foolish look on one's face
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off