with the exception of; excepting; excluding
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to come and go; to go back and forth
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
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)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
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
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise