while; during; while; although; all; both
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
don't you think?; indicates question
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
how; in what way; by what means
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
in spite of; regardless of
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
settlement; solution; resolution
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
all; entire; whole; altogether
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
serious; not joking; straight
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking