this sort of; this type of
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
memories; recollections; reminiscence
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
round; spherical; circular
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
use; utilization; utilisation; application
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
woman; female; feminine gender
very popular; highly favoured
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
contradiction; inconsistency
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
serious; severe; grave; acute
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on