that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
boarding house; school dormitory
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
big man; large man; tall man; giant
name; given name; first name
God; god; ace; king; superior person
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
favourite horse; favorite horse
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
fat; chubby; fatso; fatty; fat person