and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
considerably; fairly; quite
flamboyant; extravagant; showy; attention-seeking
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
how; in what way; by what means
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
public telephone; pay phone
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
height (of body); stature
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
go that far; to that extent
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah