to nod;  to bow one's head in assent;  to agree
 designer drug;  synthetic drug;  quasi-legal drug; (lit.) dangerous drug
 effect;  effectiveness;  efficacy;  effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
 strangeness;  abnormality;  disorder
 feature;  trait;  characteristic;  peculiarity;  distinction
 agreement;  concurrence;  conformance;  compliance
 to press a question;  to cross-examine
 actual article or goods;  spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.);  (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
 to save trouble;  to save effort;  to save hassle;  to save bother;  to save time
 something like ...;  things like ...;  someone like ...;  the likes of ...
 in 8 or 9 cases out of ten;  in all probability
 to chase;  to run after;  to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.);  to drive out;  to get rid of;  to drive (e.g. a herd)
 to say no more;  to sink into silence
 to be worried;  to be troubled
 careful thought;  consideration;  deliberation;  reflection;  rumination;  pondering
 the other day;  a few days ago
 on the way;  en route;  in the middle of;  midway;  halfway
 suddenly;  casually;  accidentally;  incidentally;  unexpectedly;  unintentionally
 one clap;  one beat;  one mora (taken as a unit of time)
 to realize;  to realise;  to hit upon something
 to throw at;  to turn;  to raise
 as it is;  as one likes;  because;  condition;  state
 halfway;  half measures;  unfinished;  incomplete;  by halves;  half-baked
 thought;  imagination;  mind;  desire;  wish;  love
 to break the ice;  to broach a subject;  to bring up a topic
 ah!;  oh!;  yes;  indeed;  aah;  gah
 preparedness;  readiness;  mental attitude;  frame of mind
 long ago;  already;  a long time ago
 immediately;  right away;  at once;  instantly
 to rock;  to shake;  to swing
 emotion;  feeling;  feelings;  sentiment
 to perceive;  to understand
 readiness;  preparedness;  resolution;  resignation
 far away;  far off;  far;  long ago;  long before
 to cross over;  to cross;  to pass through;  to exceed;  to surpass;  to be more (than)
 counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted);  noun read using its on-yomi;  counter for articles;  indicates possessive (esp. in place names)