tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
reaction; response; reaction
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to be conspicuous; to stand out
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
sharp parting remark; parting threat
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day