unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
already; now; no longer; not any more
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
indispensable; essential; necessary
momentous; exigent; urgent; important; vital
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
adulthood (i.e. age 20 in Japan); one's majority
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
conviction; belief; confidence
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
idly; lazily; evasively; elusively; soft and slippery
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
appointment (to an office); investiture; commission
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
comparatively; relatively
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part