to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
in comparison to; rather than
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
(some) more; even more; longer; further
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of