town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
preface; introduction; preamble
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
such; this sort of; like this
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
incident; affair; happening; event
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
advantage; upside; plus side; positive aspect; benefit
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
income; receipts; revenue
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
I see; that's right; indeed
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)