what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
now that you say that; now that you mention it
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to appear in the newspaper
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
form; shape; figure; visage
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
clearing one's throat; cough
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
three; three years of age
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
guess; speculation; supposition
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
the place for; the time for; the level of
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to mix; to stir; to blend