nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
surname; family name; last name
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
all; entire; whole; altogether
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
meaning; significance; sense
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to mix; to stir; to blend
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
that's the way it is; such is life
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
conversely; on the contrary
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
although I say; although one might say; although called
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
research publication; scholarly publication
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
social networking service; SNS