story; tale; talk; discussion
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
maid; helper; help; assistance
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
honorific/polite/humble prefix
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
nothing but; except; no more than
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
unfortunately; regrettably
to say; to tell; to state; to do
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
what kind of; what sort of; what
simply; merely; only; solely
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)