real thing; original; actual
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
scale; scope; plan; structure
by means of; due to; because of; according to
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
home page (of a website or browser); homepage; web page; website
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to be conspicuous; to stand out
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
for today; for the time being
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
on and after; from ... onward; since
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
terrestrial (life); land-dwelling
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
falling on one's backside; pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
image; figure; figure; form; image
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to dry (up); to become parched; to ebb; to recede
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve