casual speech; peer language; informal language
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to like; to love; to be fond of
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
educational institution; school; academy; campus
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
pair; the two; both persons; both things
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
credit roll (at the end of a film or TV show); closing credits; end credits
how many years; how long; what year
(and) many others; extras (in a film)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
innermost depths of one's heart
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to summon courage; to be brave
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
finally; in the end; on top of all that
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to apologize; to apologise
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
interruption; suspension; break
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
originally; by nature; from the start
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
such; like that; that sort of; very
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)