to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to stop; to prohibit; to forbid someone to do something
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
the other day; a few days ago
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
well-known only to those in the know; well-known but to the few; well-known to a connoisseur
black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
barrier; gate; seki; mutual life
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
(being) on air; (being) on the air; broadcasting