is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hello; good day; good afternoon
twentieth century; Nijisseiki pear (variety of nashi); Nijusseiki pear
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
what kind of; what sort of; what
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
passenger car; passenger carriage
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
convenient; handy; useful
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
legend; folklore; tradition
Dracula (novel, film, etc.); Count Dracula
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out