to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
memory; sense; experience
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
family; relatives; dependents; household
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
two things that are superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
time; season; period; phase; stage
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)