time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
article; news story; report; account
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
doing whatever one pleases
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to bring; to take; to bring about
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
bento; Japanese box lunch
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
really; truly; indeed; good grief
imagination; supposition; guess
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
beginning; outset; first; onset
accepting bribes; corruption; graft
resignation (from a position)
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
gubernatorial election; election of governor; gubernatorial campaign; gubernatorial race
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various