the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
on the occasion of; at the time of
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
the other day; a few days ago
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
very interesting; of great interest
to be photographed; to be projected
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
why; how; for what reason
scene of an accident; crash site; accident scene
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category