to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
established (existing) policy (procedure(s))
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
form; shape; figure; visage
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
parting; separation; farewell
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
environment; circumstance
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
trusting too much; overestimating ability
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services