to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
tradition; legend; folklore
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
living thing; living creature; animal; life
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
plateau; tableland; eminence
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
directions; instructions; orders; command
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
pipsqueak; little runt; midget; dwarf
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block