when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
honorific/polite/humble prefix
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
such; like that; that sort of; very
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to pick up; to find; to gather
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive