surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
hostility; animosity; enmity
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurd; nonsensical
hair (on the head); (a) hair
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
even though; despite; when
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
had better ...; had better not ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
failure; mistake; blunder
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
meaning; significance; sense
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)