what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
varistor; barista; barrister; ballista
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
tension; mental strain; nervousness
study; diligence; discount; reduction
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
time; hour; period; class
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
it is I who should say so
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish