to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
adds force or indicates command
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to stop; to prohibit; to forbid someone to do something
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
the other day; a few days ago
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
abrupt; sudden; unexpected