distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
for your information; I'm telling you
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
rather; better; instead; if anything
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
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)
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
fax; facsimile; fax machine
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
originally; by nature; from the start
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to have a talk; to tell a story
in comparison to; rather than
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before