wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
bet; wager; stake; gamble
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
every year; yearly; annually
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
final scene; the end; finale
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
when it becomes; when it comes to
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
art project which is done in place of a graduation thesis at a college of arts
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
job hunting; job searching
life; living; I; me; student
such; like that; that sort of; very
time; season; period; phase; stage
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
all; entire; whole; altogether
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)