very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to some extent; to a certain extent
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
contrived; false-sounding
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
strength; power; proficiency; ability
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to do for (the sake of someone else)
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
job; work; duties; trade; skill
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation; repeal; annulment
change of job; change of occupation; career change
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
both (people); the two of them
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known