boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
(not) even once; (not) ever
until now; so far; up to the present
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
name; given name; first name
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
very; extremely; excessively
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement