clear; precise; definite; distinct
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
medium-sized enterprise (business, firm)
man; male; masculine gender
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
summer vacation; summer holiday
after school (at the end of the day)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
grasp; catch; understanding
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
who benefits (from that)?; who cares?; who would want that?; pointless; of benefit to no one; of interest to no one
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to appear all together; to be all present
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
outline; summary; argument
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint