story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
the other day; a few days ago
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
feeling; sense; impression
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
older brother; elder brother
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to be found; to be discovered
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
surname; family name; last name
family; members of a family
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
important matter (for discussion (deliberations))
to face; to go towards; to head towards
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
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
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness