my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
testimony; (verbal) evidence
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
world; society; people; the public
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
starting line; starting point
your company; your shrine
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
all parts; various parts; every department
mid-year gift; summer gift
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
technique; art; skill; move
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
even if; even though; however; no matter how
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
close; intimate; on good terms
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with