deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
meaning; significance; sense
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
future (usually near); prospects
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
chapter one; first chapter
to be needed; to be wanted
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
patterned (e.g. clothes, pottery); figured
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to be able to manage somehow or another
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly