what's the matter?; what's wrong?
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
excursion; field trip; school trip
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
regular (TV or radio) program (with a fixed weekly or daily time slot)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
live (broadcasting, music, etc.); live performance; live concert; resonant (room, etc.); reverberating
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
reality; actuality; hard fact
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention