living thing; living creature; animal; life
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
time; hour; period; class
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
question; inquiry; enquiry
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least