pharmaceutical (drug) company
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
those (near the second person)
depiction; description; portrayal
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
redundancy; superfluity; useless addition
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
in the end; at the end of the day
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer