reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
name; given name; first name
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
I see; that's right; indeed
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
smooth and flat (e.g. of a prepubescent girl)
under 1 year old (of a baby); (lit.) 0 years old
outward appearance; looks
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to return a favor (favour); to repay
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
having a poor endgame; failing at the final stage; missing at the last turn; slacking off at the end
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
chance; opportunity; occasion
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon