going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
transfer student; student changing schools
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
second marriage; remarriage
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
person concerned; interested party; related party
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
treating (someone) with great caution (so as not to anger or upset them); handling with kid gloves; treating gingerly
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly