and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
main ingredient; main component
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
snow shoveling (shovelling); snow clearing; snow removal; snow shovel; snow plow; snow plough
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
(some) more; even more; longer; further
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more