to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
for your information; I'm telling you
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
time; season; period; phase; stage
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
originally; by nature; from the start
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
karoshi line (official measure of excessive hours of overtime per month)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
karoshi; death from overwork
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to put someone to work; to make someone work
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
overwork; working too hard