skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
pup; puppy; whelp; damn dog; mutt
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to knock down; to bring down
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to be conspicuous; to stand out
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to this extent; to this degree; this much
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
reporter assigned to cover a particular person in order to get the most up-to-date information; beat reporter
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating
away (game, goal, etc.); opponents' ground; unfamiliar surroundings; feeling out of place; enemy territory
to chase; to run after; to pursue
rich person; wealthy person
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
lady (of high social status; e.g. scholar, artist, critic, politician); Ms; Mrs; Miss
article; news story; report; account
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy