contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
that; the matter in question
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
number one; first; best; most; game; round
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
retainer; retinue; servant
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
nuisance money; money paid to make up for inconvenience caused
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
from the beginning; from scratch
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
review (of learned material); revision