trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
the reason is ...; it is because ...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to check someone's temperature
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
close; intimate; on good terms
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to be jealous; to be envious
both; both sides; both parties
simply put; putting it simply; in short
to like; to love; to be fond of
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover