as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
neutralization; neutralisation; counteraction
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
drop (e.g. of water); drip
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
continuation; succession; series
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
look!; there!; here!; that is
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
popular name; common name; given name
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle