to be needed; to be wanted
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
movie version (based on TV series, anime, etc.); the movie
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
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)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
very; extremely; excessively
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance