seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
settlement; solution; resolution
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
way (of doing); manner; method; means
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know