topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
study; research; investigation
society; the world; the times
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
all; entire; whole; altogether
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
pupil; student; schoolchild
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
apparent; obvious; very clear
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
senior high school; high school
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
back fat; fatty upper part of roast pork
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
to become possible; to become able to (do)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
consequence; outcome; result; blame
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey