insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
newspaper story (article, account)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
to apologize; to apologise
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd