rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
all; entire; whole; altogether
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
popular person; favorite; favourite
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
none of your business; not your concern
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
both (people); the two of them
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
town; city; municipal; urban
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client