novel; story; (work of) fiction
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to manipulate figures to one's advantage; to count wrongly on purpose; to inflate or deflate one's age
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
being open but having virtually no business
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference