character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
why; how; for what reason
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
just because; even if; even though
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to repeat; to do over again
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
occurrence; happening; incident; event
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
what kind of; what sort of; what
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember