simply; merely; only; solely
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
family; members of a family
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
journal; magazine; periodical
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
article; news story; report; account
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
rather; better; instead; if anything
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
periodic; regular; routine
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to happen to meet; to come across
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
while; even though; despite
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)