oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
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)
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
the other day; a few days ago
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
letter; missive; note; mail
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker