cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to feel; to sense; to experience
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to pick up; to find; to gather
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
intelligence; intellect; brains
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
beginning; outset; first; onset
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
attendance; presence; appearance
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
don't you think?; indicates question
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
cooperation; collaboration
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention