recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
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
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
several minutes; a few minutes
this world; this life; world of the living
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to be born; to come into the world
and yet; though; when; in spite of
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
literally; to the letter; literal
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that