one (esp. of two); the other; one way; the other way; one direction; the other direction; one side; the other side; one party; the other party ; on the one hand; on the other hand ; whereas; although; but at the same time; meanwhile; in turn ; just keeps; being inclined to ...; tending to be ...; tending to do ...; continuously ...; just keeps on ...ing; only
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc. ; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning ; face (of a printing type)
unthinkable; unexpected; absurd; outrageous; preposterous; terrible ; absolutely not!; far from it!; impossible!; preposterous!; what a thing to say!; no way! ; (it was) no bother at all; not at all; don't mention it
to collapse; to crumble ; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to become disorganized; to become untidy ; to break down; to be thrown into disarray ; to crash (stock market); to slump; to decline ; to break money into small change ; to turn bad (e.g. weather); to change for the worse; to deteriorate
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to be discovered ; to get away (of a fish)
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
-ical; -ive; -al; -ic; -y ; -like; -ish; -sort of; -kind of ; (something) like; along the lines of ; -wise; in terms of; for; from the viewpoint of; from a ... standpoint; as far as ... is concerned ; Mr.; Ms.; Mrs.
wide-mouthed ceramic vessel with a small hole in its spherical base (into which bamboo was probably inserted to pour liquids; from the Kofun period) ; teapot-like object made typically of lacquerware and used to pour hot and cold liquids
to get; to earn; to acquire; to procure; to gain; to secure; to attain; to obtain; to win ; to understand; to comprehend ; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill) ; to be able to ..., can ...
to stop; to turn off ; to park ; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to hold back (tears); to hold (one's breath); to relieve (pain) ; to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade; to forbid; to prohibit ; to notice; to be aware of; to concentrate on; to pay attention to; to remember; to bear in mind ; to fix (in place); to fasten; to tack; to pin; to nail; to button; to staple ; to detain; to keep in custody
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to reason out; to conclude; to be pragmatic; to be practical ; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to greet; to call out (to); to start talking (to) ; to invite; to get in touch (with); to give a shout (to); to let (someone) know (one is in the area or has time to meet, etc.) ; to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be full (e.g. of a schedule) ; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be stopped up ; to be become shorter; to shrink; to narrow ; to be at a loss (for); to be pressed (for); to be stuck (for) ; to come to the end; to be settled ; to become a geminate consonant ; to hit the bat close to the batter's hands (of a pitch); to hit off the fists; to get jammed
important; serious; crucial ; valuable; precious ; serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis ; great undertaking; great enterprise; great thing ; safe; OK