to look forward to something
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
than; from; out of; except; but; more
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway (March 20, 1995)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
reconnaissance plane; spy plane
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
only; merely; but; no more than
primary school; elementary school; grade school
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
working for a company; being employed by a company
people; men and women; each person; everybody
one's post; place of work; workplace
to talk; to carry meaning
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to fall flat; to fall face down
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
government office; public office
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly