rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
same generation; one's generation
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
female friend; woman friend
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
really; truly; indeed; good grief
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
considerably; fairly; quite
to be needed; to be wanted
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
orphan; person without friends
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to