one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
government worker; public servant; civil servant
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
had better ...; had better not ...
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
frequency (esp. of waveforms)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
only; merely; but; no more than
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
solitude; loneliness; isolation
general idea; concept; notion
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
very interesting; of great interest