why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
helper; assistant; help; assistance
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
proposal; proposition; suggestion
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
though one didn't intend (expect) to
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be really good (at something); to be as good as a professional
memory-making; making memories
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)