district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
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
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
TV listings (e.g. in newspaper); TV guide; TV schedules
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
pretext; pretense; pretence
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
serious look (on one's face); straight face