sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
Japanese person; Japanese people
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
name of a piece of music; (musical) number; (musical) program; programme; selection (of music)
chord; "on" reading of a kanji
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
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.)
connection; link; relationship
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
radio programme; radio program
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
himself; yourself; herself
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
abrupt; sudden; unexpected