-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
fate; chance; relationship; tie
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
suffix for familiar person
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
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
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
button (clothing); push-button
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
how many months?; how long?
to repeat; to do something over again