to state; to express; to mention
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
strike (i.e. industrial action)
only; merely; but; no more than
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
municipal railway; city streetcar; tram
sabotage; slow-down tactics
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
last night; yesterday evening
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
number of (large) animals
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf 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)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on