to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
of course; certainly; naturally
dictation; verbal statement
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
company; corporation; workplace
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
together; at the same time; same; identical
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...