material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.); shoot (of a tree or plant); chute; shuuto; shootball
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)