talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
you (plural); all of you; you all
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to lure someone; to entice someone
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to be conspicuous; to stand out
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
pupil; student; schoolchild
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very