any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
by myself; in person; by oneself
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
had better ...; had better not ...
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
for this very reason; that is exactly why
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
right beside; close to; nearby
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real