instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
difference; variation; difference
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
automatic; intransitive verb
restoration; repair; mending
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
genuine; authentic; true; real
sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to hand (over); to deliver in person
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
such; this sort of; like this
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
back; rear; background; behind the scenes