futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to be conspicuous; to stand out
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
material; materials; data; information; documents
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to gather; to collect; to assemble
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
town; city; municipal; urban
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
border (between countries); national border
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)