number of times; frequency; count
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
time; hour; period; class
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
reporter assigned to cover a particular person in order to get the most up-to-date information; beat reporter
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to ask a question; to ask questions
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to be found; to be discovered
cooperation; collaboration
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on