also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
hardness of hearing; bradyacusia; deafness; hearing loss
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
cartilage; nankotsu; (dish of) gristle (usu. of chicken, deep-fried)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
such; like that; that sort of; very
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
how; in what way; how about
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach