major incident; major happening; big scandal
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
March; third month of the lunar calendar
piton (metal support peg used when climbing)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
hello; good day; good afternoon
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
always; all the time; never; usual; regular