old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
idol group; boy band; girl group
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
(in) the air; midair; sky
tank (military vehicle); chariot
participation; joining; entry
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
conviction; belief; confidence
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
in one's own way or style
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
half the body; half length
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)