-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
hell on earth; living hell
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to escape from; to get out
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
senior high school; high school
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
while; during; while; although; all; both
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
silence (not speaking); muteness
short pause; short interval
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to