habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
pointing out; identification
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
arm; skill; efforts; ability
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
devotion; attachment; infatuation
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one