giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
general; popular; common; typical
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
unusual space; other dimension
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to bail out (water); to scoop out
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
until now; so far; up to the present
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
having said that; on the other hand
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
true character; real nature
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy