sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
how long; how far; how much
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to be surprised; to be astonished
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
strategic resources; strategic materials
regarding highly; attaching importance to
material; substance; matter
of all things (days, etc.)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
very likely; very probable
is something that; is that which
person of common sense; common sense man
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to laugh away; to laugh off
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
assertion; declaration; affirmation
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
in the meanwhile; during the time
how; in what way; in what manner