name; given name; first name
casual speech; peer language; informal language
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to like; to love; to be fond of
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
educational institution; school; academy; campus
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
pair; the two; both persons; both things
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
closing credits (of a film, TV show, etc.); end credits
how many years; how long; what year
nothing but; except; no more than
credit; credit sale; selling on a (monthly) installment plan (instalment); credit card; credit titles (of a film, TV show, etc.); credits; (giving) credits (to the creator, copyright holder, etc.)
(and) many others; extras (in a film)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
innermost depths of one's heart
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to summon courage; to be brave
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
interruption; suspension; break
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
such; like that; that sort of
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising