lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
novel; story; (work of) fiction
all; entire; whole; altogether
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
debut work; one's first work
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
several years; a few years
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
one-hit wonder; flash in the pan; all-or-nothing gambler; one-shot speculator; slugger; home-run batter
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
editor (in publishing, etc.)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)