near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
in that way; thus; so; so?
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
junior high school student; middle school pupil
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
right beside; close to; nearby
group; bunch; crowd; group
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
metre; meter; meter; gauge
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion