-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
temporary licence; temporary license; provisional licence; provisional license
genuine article; real thing; real deal
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
to follow another's example
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
several people; a few people
name; given name; first name
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
legendary beast; magical beast
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person