literally; self-explanatorily
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
waste of time; killing time
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
study; research; investigation
if it is the case that ...
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
discovery; detection; finding
something appearing from a place you wouldn't expect; something said as a joke actually happening; (lit.) a horse from a gourd; something impossible; something ridiculous
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
feeling; sense; impression
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
even if not; even without
event; phenomenon; matter