chance (of success); odds
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
to be helpful; to be useful
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination