on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
trivial; not amounting to much
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
stairs; stairway; staircase
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
it's no joke; gimme a break!
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate