lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
question; inquiry; enquiry
to be worried; to be troubled
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
environment; surroundings; circumstances
point in common; common feature
there is nothing; having nothing
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
home environment; family environment
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
sense of values; values; value system
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide