to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
hello; good day; good afternoon
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
hot topic; talk of the town
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
opposition party; political opposition; opposition
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
jealousy; roasted rice cake
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to ask a question; to ask questions
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
because of; owing to; due to
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
to be conspicuous; to stand out
the other day; lately; recently
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
vocal (performance); vocals; singing; vocalist; singer
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly