language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
time; hour; period; class
at once; immediately; right now
war; fighting; fierce competition
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
troubled times; turbulent times
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to torment; to torture; to harass
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!