speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
small number; few; minority
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to put into the mouth; to eat
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
honor; honour; credit; prestige
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
fame; distinction; rise; advancement
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...