unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to comfort; to console; to amuse
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
beginning; outset; first; onset
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
shorthanded; understaffed
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
protest; refutation; pleading
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to shout (in anger); to yell
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
visitor to a sick or distressed person; hospital visitor; inquirer
food and drink; eating and drinking
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
just one person; only one
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)