strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
how long; how far; how much
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
letter; missive; note; mail
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
had better ...; had better not ...
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to feel; to sense; to experience
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
instant; moment; for an instant