to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
announcement of time; time signal; news report; newsletter
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
calamity; disaster; accident
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
abandoned; out-of-use; obsolete; abolished; decommissioned
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to brandish; to flourish; to wave; to swing; to shake at
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
movie; film; motion picture