while; during; while; although; all; both
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
man; male; masculine gender
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
ago; since; before; previous
consumer electronics; home appliances
company; corporation; workplace
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
honorific/polite/humble prefix
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)