as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
chance (of success); odds
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
around the clock; day and night
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)