contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thank you for your continued patronage
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to not be worthy of the reputation (e.g. restaurant, Diet member, etc.); to not be worth the name; to not deserve to be called
shopping; purchased goods
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
island in a pond or river
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
Xia dynasty (China, perhaps c. 2070-1600 BCE, perhaps mythological); Hsia dynasty
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
to satisfy oneself; to feel satisfied; to be proud
so what!; who gives a damn?
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
by myself; in person; by oneself