the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
preparatory phase; preparatory period
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
prize money; monetary award; reward
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
when it becomes; when it comes to
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
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
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
my husband; one's family; family member