mass communication; mass media
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
really; truly; indeed; good grief
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
please (give me); please (do for me)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
in that way; thus; so; so?
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
settlement; solution; resolution
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
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to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
study; diligence; discount; reduction
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!