note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
tree (esp. a Christmas tree); tree (structure, diagram, etc.); thread (on Twitter)
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
someone; a certain person
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.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
then; and (then); in that case; if so
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
it's been a long time; long time no see
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
no!; no no!; no, not at all
decision of a contest; finals
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
sub-; second-rate; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia
vinegar used to wash or season seafood
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
scenery; scene; landscape
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly