that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
that's the way it is; such is life
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; breaks and pauses (in a sentence)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
myself; yourself; I; me; you
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
future (usually near); prospects
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
male homosexuality; bill of lading; BL
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
script; screenplay; scenario
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to collect; to assemble; to gather
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest