as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
intensive; concentrated; focused
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
building lot; residential land
development; exploitation
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
as you see; as you can see
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
sympathy; empathy; response
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
information technology; IT
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
man; male; masculine gender
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
the very best; excellent; superb
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
people; men and women; each person; everybody
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed