difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
it is not (like that) either
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to have a talk; to tell a story
time; hour; period; class
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
such; this sort of; like this
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
should; must; -able; probably; likely
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
choices; alternatives; options
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
function; facility; faculty; feature
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
something; some kind of; for some reason
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet