exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
while; during; while; although; all; both
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
in the meanwhile; during the time
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
honour; honor; glory; privilege
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
time; hour; period; class