tide; current; tendency; trend
together; at the same time; same; identical
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
sore; erosion; ulceration; corruption; dissipation; becoming degenerate
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
again; once more; a second time
to stare back at; to look back at
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
voluntary; optional; free; elective
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
to be surprised; to be astonished
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know