-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
middle of the night; dead of night
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
scene; spectacle; sight; view
speaking of ...; as for ...
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
research thesis; treatise
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
financier; business leader
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
name; given name; first name
department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
to shout (in anger); to yell
just because; even if; even though
not caring; not giving a damn
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
foster parent; foster parents; (pet) caretaker
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
home area; home town; local