in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
honorific/polite/humble prefix
money-making; earning money
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
discovery; detection; finding
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
convenient; handy; useful
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
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
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
repeatedly; several times; many times
having been told something so often that one is fed up with it