great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to talk; to chat; to chatter
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
question; inquiry; enquiry
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
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residing; living; dwelling
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
then; well; so; well then
genuine article; real thing; real deal
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
touch; touching; being involved in; touch (of a painter, pianist, etc.); style (of writing, drawing, etc.); tag
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember