skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
rather; better; instead; if anything
performer; entertainer; actor
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to have meaning; to be meaningful
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
beginning; outset; first; onset