bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
waste of time; killing time
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to speak; to say; to vocalize
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common