long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
because of; owing to; due to
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
number one; first; best; most; game; round
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
going around; patrol; round; tour
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
don't you think?; indicates question
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of