and yet; though; when; in spite of
theatre; theater; playhouse
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
direct-to-video film; direct-to-video movie
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
called; known as; that; to say
beating (of drums); rushing (water); crashing (of waves)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
I see; that's right; indeed
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
how many years; how long; what year
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
as (for); for; in the capacity of
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly