far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
river; stream; River; the ... river
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
many; much; plenty; hardly
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
beginning; outset; first; onset
than; from; out of; except; but; more
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
in comparison to; rather than
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to accept; to receive; to agree
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...