single word; a few words; brief comment
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
than; from; out of; except; but; more
joy; enjoyment; delight; pleasure
best regards; please take care of; please do
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
contrary to one's expectations
rather; better; instead; if anything
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
companion; partner; spouse
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
difference; discrepancy; variation
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all