speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
the lowest (of its kind); the poorest
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
route for a date; course of activities for dating couples
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
having no plan; acting without a plan; acting impulsively
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
tension; mental strain; nervousness
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
journal; magazine; periodical
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
secret technique; secret art
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o