to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
in that way; thus; so; so?
university library; college library
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
(some) more; even more; longer; further
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
parents and siblings; one's relatives
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless