strangeness; abnormality; disorder
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
being without a name; being nameless; namelessness
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
how; in what way; by what means
telephone book; telephone directory
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
telecommunications company; telco
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
serious; severe; grave; acute
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
if so; in that case; in that situation
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
arriving at work late as if one were an executive; (lit.) management attendance at work
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to talk; to chat; to chatter
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy