to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
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.)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
time; season; period; phase; stage
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong