example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
reality; actuality; hard fact
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to say no more; to sink into silence
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
one's family; family member
story; tale; talk; discussion
another time; some other time
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
parting; separation; farewell
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
such ... as; or some such
serious; not joking; straight
question; inquiry; enquiry
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
that; the matter in question
good-for-nothing; worthless
regret; repentance; remorse
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top