a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
swimming; bathing; getting on in the world
yoke; constraints; oppression
to escape from; to get out
school of fish; shoal of fish
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
people; men and women; each person; everybody
two (long cylindrical things)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
excursion; round trip; seasonal migration (of fish, etc.)
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth