optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
such ... as; or some such
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
as (for); for; in the capacity of
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
single word; a few words; brief comment
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
how; in what way; how about
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
that's the way it is; such is life
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal