why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
although I say; although one might say; although called
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
I see; that's right; indeed
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
laughing in astonishment (at something silly or stupid); scoff
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
really; truly; indeed; good grief
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
reason; cause; circumstances
simply; merely; only; solely
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
meanwhile; in the meantime
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine