unique; peculiar; singular
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
ardent; passionate; vehement
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
collection of books; (personal) library
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
motorcycle; motorbike; bike; bicycle
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
nothing but; except; no more than
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one