recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to take a breath; to take a short rest
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
rather; better; instead; if anything
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
power; authority; influence
in good health; alive and well; going strong
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
traditional Japanese wedding ceremony (usu. at a shrine or temple)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
cooperation; collaboration
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
letter; missive; note; mail
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)