cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
name; given name; first name
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to be surprised; to be astonished
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
jealousy; roasted rice cake
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
myself; yourself; I; me; you
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)