ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
that's the way it is; such is life
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
opening and shutting; opening and closing
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
adds force or indicates command
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
like this; this sort; this way
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
really; truly; indeed; good grief
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
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
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
bedridden; confined to bed
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae