explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
whole book (volume); complete episode
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
Yomiuri Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
serialization; serialisation; serial story
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
feeling; sense; impression
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
beginning; outset; first; onset
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
one by one; one after another; successively
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
true state; actual condition; reality
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to