suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
rather; better; instead; if anything
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
so; like this; in this way
honorific/polite/humble prefix
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
because of; owing to; due to
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to face; to go towards; to head towards
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to shake one's head (in denial)
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
reproachful; hateful; bitter
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)