event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
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
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor