necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
all-night vigil over a body; wake
drama; theatre; theater; play
to gather; to collect; to assemble
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!