example; simile; metaphor; allegory
for example; for instance; e.g.
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
I Doubt It (card game); Cheat; Bullshit; I doubt that; no way; you're fibbing
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
victim; injured party; sufferer
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
ago; since; before; previous
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission