debate; panel discussion; forum
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
question; inquiry; enquiry
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
live broadcast (radio, TV); live coverage
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
all; entire; whole; altogether
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
(one's efforts) not being enough; not succeeding (despite one's best efforts); not being up to the task; being beyond one's ability
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
why; how; for what reason
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
such; this sort of; like this
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
customer traffic; customers; custom
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
simple; easy; simplistic; inexpensive; cheap
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
young people (ages 12 to 25); youth; the younger generation; persons under the age of 18
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...