ensemble (e.g. orchestra, chamber group, etc.); concert
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
else; in addition; besides
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
now; the present time; just now; another; more
two persons; two people; pair; couple
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
then; well; so; well then
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat