oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
national; founded and run by the central government
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
per person; per capita; per head
several sheets (flat objects)
conscientious; reasonable (e.g. price); honest; honorable
forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
correction; revision; amendment
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to find out; to discover; to locate
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
so; therefore; and; (and) then
calamity; disaster; misfortune
calamity; disaster; accident
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
drought; long spell of dry weather
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)