to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
of course; certainly; naturally
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
recovery; undoing; recall
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
independence from parents
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
now; the present time; just now; another; more
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
by myself; in person; by oneself
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
please (give me); please (do for me)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)