emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
number one; first; best; most; game; round
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
until now; so far; up to the present
(not) even once; (not) ever
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
(the extent of) one's vocabulary
to talk; to chat; to chatter
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
pity; sorrow; grief; misery
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage