meaning; significance; sense
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
planning; project; plan; design
(committee) chairman; president
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
interested person; volunteer; supporter
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands