safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
polish; improvement; burnishing
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to take someone's life; to kill someone
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
anything and everything; just about everything
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
such; like that; that sort of; very
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering