slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
true state; actual condition; reality
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
life; living; I; me; student
sharing; share (on social media); market share
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
in comparison to; rather than
big corporation; major firm; leading company
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
third; tertiary; cubic (function, equation, etc.); third-order
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
difficult to ...; hard to ...
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
Japanese company (business, firm)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
article; news story; report; account
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
food; food products; foodstuffs
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...