what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to gather; to collect; to assemble
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
how; in what way; how about
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
such ... as; or some such
until now; so far; up to the present
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to concern; to be related
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
how; in what way; by what means
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly