aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
serious; not joking; straight
convenient; handy; useful
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
two persons; two people; pair; couple
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to throw into; to toss into
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
so; like this; in this way
boy; son; baby boy; young man
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
exhibition; display; putting on show
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously