to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
back off!; leave me alone!
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
together; at the same time; same; identical
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
foreign; abroad; overseas
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
educational institution; school; academy; campus
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)