unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
though; notwithstanding; although
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to pass (of time); to elapse
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
beginning; outset; first; onset
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all animate creation
discovery; detection; finding
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; close; beside; third person
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to be able to manage somehow or another
surroundings; environs; circumference
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
alone; by oneself; on one's own
waste of time; killing time
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
ascetic monk; trainee monk
meditation; contemplation
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate