birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
unqualified; without qualifications
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
such; like that; that sort of
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
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 be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
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.)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
of course; certainly; naturally