even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
long ago; previous; of a former age
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
appeal (to customers); solicitation (of business); rousing consumer interest (in a product)
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
cool; stylish; awesome; sick; sweet; dope
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
female high-school student
serious; not joking; straight
fat and ugly person; overweight and homely
woman who likes comics depicting male homosexual love
negative personality; asocial type
man who practises cunnilingus; dog who licks butter off a person's body (for sexual arousal)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
used (ticket, stamp, etc.); spent (fuel, battery, etc.)
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
ban (from accessing a website, network service, etc.); blocking access
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at