honorific/polite/humble prefix
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
with a start; with a jump
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
clearing one's throat; cough
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
if you think about it; come to think of it
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)