another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
mass culture; pop culture; popular culture; culture of the people (as opposed to the elite)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
just because; even if; even though
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
after school (at the end of the day)
club activities; extracurricular activities
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
maintenance; preservation; improvement
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
machine parts; machinery; equipment
to collect; to assemble; to gather
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
training; drill; practice; discipline
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
student (esp. a university student)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
I see; that's right; indeed
now that you say that; now that you mention it
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to look around; to survey
difference; disparity; gap
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)