seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
if it is (the case that ...)
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
imagination; supposition; guess
finish; end; completion; result
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
stock; inventory; having in stock; being in stock
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
preparatory phase; preparatory period
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead