I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me ; may I come in? ; permission; leave; license ; dismissal; discharge ; not wanting; objecting to; being fed up with; wishing to avoid
to make noise; to make racket; to be noisy ; to rustle; to swoosh ; to make merry ; to clamor; to clamour; to make a fuss; to kick up a fuss ; to lose one's cool; to panic; to act flustered ; to feel tense; to be uneasy; to be excited
to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain ; to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be) ; to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of ; to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished ; to change (into); to turn (into); to transform ; to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do) ; to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make ; to play (the part of); to act as ; to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as ; to be promoted
fast; quick; rapid; swift; speedy; brisk; prompt ; early; soon; earlier than usual ; premature; too soon; too early ; easy; simple; quick; fast ; as soon as ...; the moment ...; the instant ...
direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction) ; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part ; type; category ; field (of study, etc.) ; indicates one side of a comparison ; way; method; manner; means ; length (of each side of a square)
come (on); come now; come along; here ; all right; right; okay; now; here goes ; well; hmm; uh; let's see; I'm not sure ; here; now; there (we go); ah; oh ; about that, ...; actually, ...
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; by God's grace; under the gods' shadow ; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support; thanks to your efforts
number one; first; first place ; best; most ; game; round; bout ; as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively ; song (e.g. in noh); piece
as expected; sure enough; just as one thought ; after all (is said and done); in the end; as one would expect; in any case ; too; also; as well; likewise; (not) either ; still; as before ; all the same; even so; still; nonetheless
inside; within ; while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of ; among; amongst; (out) of; between ; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.); amidst; with (e.g. success) ; within oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts ; we; our company; our organization ; one's home; one's family ; my spouse; my husband; my wife ; signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife ; I; me
inside; within ; while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of ; among; amongst; (out) of; between ; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.); amidst; with (e.g. success) ; within oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts ; we; our company; our organization ; one's home; one's family ; my spouse; my husband; my wife ; signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife ; I; me
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use ; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume ; to use (language); to speak
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to go to war (with); to fight (with); to do battle (against) ; to compete (against) ; to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight; to contend; to resist
again; once more; once again; another time; some other time ; also; too; as well; likewise ; on the other hand; while ; and; in addition; besides; moreover; furthermore ; or; otherwise ; really; how; (what, why) on earth ; indirect
sudden; abrupt; unexpected ; urgent; pressing ; steep; sharp; precipitous ; rapid; swift; fast ; emergency; crisis; danger ; urgency; hurrying; haste ; (in gagaku or noh) end of a song
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing ; to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to be reduced to zero; to not occur any more ; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
safe; secure; sound; problem-free; without fear; all right; alright; OK; okay ; certainly; surely; undoubtedly ; no thanks; I'm good; that's alright ; great man; fine figure of a man
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to feel sure (that); to assume (that) ; to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be determined (to do); to be bent on ; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
dark; gloomy; murky ; depressed; dispirited; down in the dumps; dark (mood) ; dark (in colour); dull ; ill-boding; dark (e.g. past); suspicious ; unlikely (to succeed); hopeless; unpromising ; unfamiliar (with); ignorant (of)