to be surprised; to be astonished
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to call in; to invite; to bring in
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
single word; a few words; brief comment
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
good-quality; superior in quality
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
in one's own way or style
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
gender; distinction of sex; sex
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow