considerably; greatly; a lot
disconnection; interruption; burn-out
strategy meeting; council of war
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
reading partway; leaving half-read
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
serious; severe; grave; acute
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to grow up; to become an adult
follower; attendant; valet; servant
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to send or direct a person to
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
manners; behavior; behaviour
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
apartment worth 100 million yen or more; luxury apartment
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to collect; to assemble; to gather
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
that is to say; so that means
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to be helpful; to be useful
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
to be born; to come into the world