was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to collect; to assemble; to gather
really; truly; indeed; good grief
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
stabbing to death; putting out
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
to repeat; to do something over again
weather forecast; weather report
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
planning; project; plan; design
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
unasked for; unnecessary; uninvolved
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
preservation; integrity; conservation; maintenance