harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
that; the matter in question
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to be silent; to say nothing
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
legend; folklore; tradition
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to press a question; to cross-examine
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
thereupon; shortly thereafter
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)