very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to keep (e.g. the lead); to maintain (a standard, situation, etc.); to put aside (for someone); to save (e.g. a seat); to keep (the ball; in soccer, rugby, etc.); to retain possession
for example; for instance; e.g.
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
instead; but (on the other hand)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
many; much; plenty; hardly
best moment to take a picture; right timing (for a photograph); photo opportunity
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
barrier; gate; seki; mutual life
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
senior; veteran; old-timer
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
springlike; like wind blowing through the spring sunshine
Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election