pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
relatively; comparatively
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
after school (at the end of the day)
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
war; battle; match; game; competition
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included