direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
inattention; distraction; mind-wandering
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
not caring; not giving a damn
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
the opposite sex; isomerism
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
question; inquiry; enquiry
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
for example; for instance; e.g.
business; trade; operations; sales
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion