human being; human; person; character (of a person)
nothing but; except; no more than
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
myself; yourself; I; me; you
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
story; tale; talk; discussion
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to smoke a cigarette; to smoke
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
beginning; outset; first; onset
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to