actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
priority; order of precedence
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.); preview
screening (a movie); showing
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
inside a library, museum, cinema, etc.; on the premises
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; prohibition of smoking; No Smoking; Smoking Prohibited
silent profile (in cell phones); silent mode; vibrate mode
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
prohibition; inhibition; ban
alcohol; alcoholic drink; alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
storehouse; warehouse; godown
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
material; materials; data; information; documents
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
Chiba Shin'ichi (1939.1.23-)