question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
snapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling; pachinko
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
adds force or indicates command
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
police; police officer; police station