to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
impossible to do (although wants to)
although I say; although one might say; although called
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
to some extent; to a certain extent
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
written explanation; written apology
trouble; bother; annoyance
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
outside one's jurisdiction
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
calamity; disaster; accident
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)