ago; since; before; previous
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
to happen to have on hand or in stock
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
in comparison to; rather than
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
while; even though; despite
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
instant; moment; for an instant
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous