the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
all; entire; whole; altogether
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be needed; to be wanted
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to think of; to come up with
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
something-something; yada yada; so-and-so
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to follow another's example
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked