surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to make oneself known to the public; to become popular; to gain influence
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
rival; competitor; competition
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
now; the present time; just now; another; more
patient; sufferer (of an illness)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
honorific/polite/humble prefix
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man