daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
failing to be elected; election defeat; losing an election; not being accepted (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); rejection; failing to win a prize
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
individual; private person; personal; natural person
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
free speech; freedom of speech
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
unmarried; not yet married
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
number one; first; best; most; game; round