TV listings (e.g. in newspaper); TV guide; TV schedules
four-panel comic strip; yonkoma
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
life; living; I; me; student
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
settlement; solution; resolution
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
last night; yesterday evening
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
police; police officer; police station
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to find out; to discover; to detect