while; during; while; although; all; both
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
popular person; favorite; favourite
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
father; dad; husband; you; he
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
both; both sides; both parties
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
and then; and so; and; so then