natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
considerably; fairly; quite
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
forcibly; against one's will
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
danger; peril; hazard; risk
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
guidance; leadership; leading the way
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.