characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
influence; effect; impact
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
preface; introduction; preamble
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
evil eye; magical eye; eye with supernatural powers
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
harmless but pointless; neither bad nor good
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
chance; opportunity; occasion
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to be helpful; to be useful
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to have meaning; to be meaningful
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
such; this sort of; like this