to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
story; tale; talk; discussion
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
enough; too many; too much
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
first place; head position; leading position
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
nothing but; except; no more than
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
of course; certainly; naturally
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate