may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
something; some kind of; for some reason
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
police drama (television); detective drama
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
such; this sort of; like this
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
considerably; greatly; a lot
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
magazine; journal; periodical
serialization; serialisation; serial story
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
original (written) work (i.e. a new novel, play, music, etc.); newly written work; specially written work; writing (a new work) specially (for a publication, film, exhibition, etc.)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate