-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to await; to wait for; to expect
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
all; entire; whole; altogether
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
curiosity of fear; urge to look at something frightening; wanting to take a peek at something unpleasant
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...
hydration; rehydration; to hydrate; to rehydrate; to moisturize
to subsist; to keep on living
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
drinking water; potable water
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
rather than; more ... than ...
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
mystical power inherent in words; spirit of language
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded