honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
in one's own way or style
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
society; public; community; social studies
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
index; indices; indicator
general idea; concept; notion
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
difficult to ...; hard to ...
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to bring; to take; to bring about
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
depravity; corruption; degradation
clear writing; specification
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
approval; license; licence; permission
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
immediately; at once; instantly
hostility; animosity; enmity
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so