future (usually near); prospects
Japan's best; number one in Japan
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
to increase; to add to; to augment
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
failure; mistake; blunder
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to be reminded of; to call to mind
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to affect; to impact; to influence
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
I see; that's right; indeed
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
don't worry; no worries; never mind
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
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to face; to go towards; to head towards