close; intimate; on good terms
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to subsist; to keep on living
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
if so; in that case; in that situation
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
absence; disregard; indifference
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
scenery; scene; landscape
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to ascend; to go up; to climb
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web