author; writer; novelist; artist
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
while; during; while; although; all; both
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to replace; to move; to change the position of
thought; consideration; thinking
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
such; like that; that sort of; very
meaning; significance; sense
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
while; during (the time when)
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
on the occasion of; at the time of
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
ready-built house; built-for-sale house
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
traffic congestion; traffic jam; (traffic) deadlock
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
reality; actuality; hard fact
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
inside; interior; inner part
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult