certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
please (give me); please (do for me)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...