basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
open (attitude, etc.); openhearted; frank; open (space); spacious
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
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.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
very popular; highly favoured
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
to mistake (A for B); to misread
many; numerous; various; large number of
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to keep standing; to stand motionless
drawers; knickers; bloomers
slip; skid; slip (i.e. petticoat); slip (of paper); Serial Link IP; SLIP
wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as