various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)
in that way; like that; that way
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
danger; peril; hazard; risk
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap