bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade; firefighter
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
eruption; volcanic eruption
casualties; the killed and wounded
meteorological observatory
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
forest fire; wildfire; bushfire
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
advisory level (1-5, 5 being the most severe); warning level
maintenance; preservation; improvement
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
big snake; (large) serpent
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)