spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
charming; fascinating; attractive
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to dye; to colour; to color
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
near; close; beside; third person
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
please sit down; please have a seat
cease-fire; truce; armistice
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
(the state of) weightlessness
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
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 lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
whispering into a person's ear