speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
scene; sight; scenario; setting
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
secret; private; surreptitious
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
out of character; unlike one
good humour (humor); good mood
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
to anticipate; to foresee
very careful; thoroughly prepared
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
good feeling; feeling good
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
catching a cold; person with a cold
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged