oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
the other day; lately; recently
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
place; situation; position; location
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to surround; to crowd around
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
feeling; sense; impression
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
harmless but pointless; neither bad nor good
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary