kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
considerably; fairly; quite
good-quality; superior in quality
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to learn the ropes; to get the knack
originally; by nature; from the start
family-oriented; familial
to care for someone; to look after someone
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
to feel; to sense; to experience
circulation of the blood; apprehension
to become better; to improve
health; healthy; sound; fit
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to turn towards; to point
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)