straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to make merry; to be festive
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
now; the present time; just now; another; more
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
this for sure; certainly is
funeral; burial; condolence
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
body; group; party; company; troupe
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
strategy meeting; council of war
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import