to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
together; at the same time; same; identical
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
paper (manufacturing) industry
clothing and accessories; attire
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
honorific/polite/humble prefix
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)