to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
all; entire; whole; altogether
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to attempt; to test; to try out
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
ancestor; forefather; foremother
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
study; diligence; discount; reduction
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in