how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
talk; dialogue; conversation
photography; taking photographs
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
time; hour; period; class
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
honour; honor; glory; privilege
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
primary school; elementary school; grade school
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to shout (in anger); to yell
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)