scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
to look forward to something
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
sharp parting remark; parting threat
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to turn completely into; to become completely
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
interval; break; pause; spare moment
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway