lately; recently; nowadays
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
that; the matter in question
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
genuine article; real thing; real deal
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
radio-controlled aircraft; RC airplane
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
if so; in that case; in that situation
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix