occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
layered structure; layered system; stratification; hierarchical structure
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
place; position; location; position; standing; status
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
is that so?; I see; right; oh
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
confidence; trust; faith; credit
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
such; this sort of; like this
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
simply; merely; only; solely
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
by means of; due to; because of; according to
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know