in comparison to; rather than
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
popular name; common name; given name
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to pass (of time); to elapse
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
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
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)