explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
multifunction; multipurpose
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
why; how; for what reason
how; in what way; how about
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
hairy; thickly haired; shaggy
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
(very) happy; euphoric; buoyant; walking on air
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal