what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
the place for; the time for; the level of
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
by myself; in person; by oneself
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
such ... as; or some such
but; however; provided that
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone