sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
professor; teaching; instruction
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
is that so?; I see; right; oh
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
nothing but; except; no more than
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)