oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
every year; yearly; annually
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
standing for a long time; remaining standing
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
after that; afterwards; thereafter
periodic; regular; routine
dozing off in the middle of doing something (esp. in an online chat or during an online game); becoming inactive due to falling asleep
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
more than usual (usu. time)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
together with; same; both; all; including ...
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
of course; certainly; naturally
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
such; like that; that sort of
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
harmful animal; pest; vermin
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
living thing; living creature; animal; life
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
being produced in a particular region; local specialty