regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
cooperation; collaboration
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
bank; banking institution
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot