by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
beginning; outset; first; onset
to be silent; to say nothing
at first glance poor, but on closer examination skillful (of artwork, etc.); crude but charming; poorly made but captivating
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
wish; desire; ambition; choice
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
carefree; relaxed; comfortable; at one's ease
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
number one; first; best; most; game; round
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
company president; manager; director
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing