nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
price; cost; value; worth; value
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
the reason is ...; it is because ...
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
spelling; orthography; file; pad; bundle
home and abroad; domestic and foreign; inside and outside; interior and exterior
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
life circumstances; lifestyle; (family) finances
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
to think (only used to speak of others); to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others); to honour the target of one's emotions
to be nearing death; to be dying
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
late at night; at a late hour