as a child; when one was a child; childhood
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
process; course; mechanism
article; news story; report; account
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
discovery; detection; finding
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to have a talk; to tell a story
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
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
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
time; hour; period; class
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned