near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
form; shape; figure; visage
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
perception; sensing; noticing
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to be muddy; to be slushy
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to be in danger of; to be liable to
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
not yet known; unknown; strange
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
too much; excessively; too
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
unidentifiable; unidentified
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to make sense; to be meaningful
few decades; many decades; several decades
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
single word; a few words; brief comment
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol