grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
name; given name; first name
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
time; hour; period; class
that's the way it is; such is life
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
second; number two; runner-up
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
evening meal; dinner; supper
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good