sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
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 mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
depravity; corruption; degradation
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
and; AND (Boolean operator)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
oyakodon; chicken and egg on rice; threesome including a mother and her daughter
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
book; volume; this; present; main; head
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
what's the matter?; what's wrong?