interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
temporary retirement; suspension from office
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
contract; compact; agreement
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
adds force or indicates command
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
study; diligence; discount; reduction
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
all; entire; whole; altogether
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover