seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
difficult to ...; hard to ...
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
impossible; unlikely; improbable
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
door; gate; opening; title page
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
just because; even if; even though
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
simply; merely; only; solely
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden