being startled; getting a shock
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
like this; this sort; this way
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
such ... as; or some such
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
surroundings; environs; circumference
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
single word; a few words; brief comment
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
training (esp. in-service); induction course
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
how long; how far; how much