to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
meaning; significance; sense
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
just because; even if; even though
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to overdo; to do too much