superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to be helpful; to be useful
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
every single word and phrase; word by word
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
dull sound; muffled sound
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make