nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
rather than; more ... than ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
they; those guys; those fellows
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary
magazine; journal; periodical
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
counter for books; volume
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (on TV, social media, etc.); face reveal
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least