(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
official announcement; proclamation
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
don't you think?; indicates question
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
of course; certainly; naturally
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
time; season; period; phase; stage
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
in advance; beforehand; previously
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
way (of doing); manner; method; means
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
victim; injured party; sufferer
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned