direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
number of characters; number of letters; word count
English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
Japanese writing; Japanese text
to be lacking in options; to be too few
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
declaration; proclamation; announcement
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
everybody; every last one of them; all
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
no need to guess; certainly
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to talk; to chat; to chatter
I see; that's right; indeed
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm