to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to jar; to creak; to grate
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to set (sun); to become dark
when it becomes; when it comes to
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
leadership; initiative; spearhead
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
considerably; greatly; a lot
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
elder sister; effeminate man
courteous; decorous; polite
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)