state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
self-consciousness; self-awareness
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
what do you want?; can I help you?
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
hiding one's embarrassment
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
question; inquiry; enquiry
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out