to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
considerably; greatly; a lot
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
license; licence; permission; driver's license
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
surely; certainly; without doubt
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
library (usu. single-room); small library
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
destination (one is heading towards); goal
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
default legal speed limit (in Japan, 60 km/h for cars on ordinary roads, 100 km/h on highways); national speed limit