rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
how; in what way; by what means
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to employ; to hire; to charter
to live; to make a living; to get on with
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
single word; a few words; brief comment
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)