to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
random; unintentional; unintended
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
almost; roughly; approximately
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to some extent; to a certain extent
narrator; storyteller; reciter
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
usual; normal; stereotyped
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
enlightenment; development; edification; public awareness; illumination; education
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
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)
auditor; auditing student
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
many; numerous; various; large number of