line; queue; procession; matrix
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
several times; a few times
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
so; like this; in this way
egosearching; egosurfing; self-googling
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
shady dealings; illicit business; underground business
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
same crime; being equally guilty
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
source of funds; resources; finances
easy money; easy gain; making a killing
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
front or rear of a palanquin (carried by two people); one of two people carrying a palanquin