white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
within; inside of; less than
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to state; to express; to mention
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
for your information; I'm telling you
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
it is not (like that) either
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
department store; department
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
and; thereupon; because of that