statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
no, not like that (but like this)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
history of Japan; Japanese history
time; hour; period; class
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
already; now; no longer; not any more
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
expression; presentation; representation; notation
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend