what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to indicate; to show; to point to
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
it is not (like that) either
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
large number (of); many; majority
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
surface of the earth; ground surface
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing