to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
rather; sooner; preferably
former convict; old offender; ex-convict; person with a criminal record
name; given name; first name
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
clearing one's throat; cough
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
social networking service; SNS
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square