please; somehow or other; one way or another
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
way (of doing); manner; method; means
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
honorific/polite/humble prefix
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to turn towards; to point
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
story; tale; talk; discussion
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
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
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
such; like that; that sort of; very
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to like; to love; to be fond of
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to face; to go towards; to head towards
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
pointing out; identification