originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
showing no signs of ...; extremely unlikely to ...
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
number one; first; best; most; game; round
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
obviously; as we all know; needless to say; of course; it goes without saying
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of