recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
almost every day; almost daily
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
that is to say; so that means
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
serious; not joking; straight
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
item; something that one "just has to have"
something; some kind of; for some reason
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
ability; performance; efficiency
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience