natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
popular song program on radio or television
enka singer; singer of Japanese traditional ballads
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
by (from) choice; by (for) preference; of one's own accord; of one's (own) free will; on purpose; deliberately
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
section manager; section chief
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
programme; program; plans; arrangements
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
being on stage when the curtain opens; wooden floor; wooden-floored room; thinly-sliced food grilled on a cedar board
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to call in; to invite; to bring in
question; inquiry; enquiry
(some) more; even more; longer; further
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
connection; link; relationship
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know