I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
without penalty; acquittal; impunity
to be needed; to be wanted
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
single word; a few words; brief comment
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
of course; certainly; naturally
a few years ago; some years back
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
another school; other schools
popular name; common name; given name
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
neighbourhood; neighborhood
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
one lump; one body; one group
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to have an eye on; to zero in on
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation