activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
fighter (for); militant; champion (of); boxer
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
hot topic; talk of the town
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
it is not (like that) either
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
in the end; at the end of the day
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to recall; to remember; to recollect
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to call together; to convene
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
field; sports stadium; arena
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
secret; private; surreptitious
interception (email); wiretap; bug
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally