poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
two persons; two people; pair; couple
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to contract a disease; to get sick; to become ill
difficult to ...; hard to ...
health; healthy; sound; fit
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
deductive powers; reasoning capability; reasoning skill
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle