genuine article; real thing; real deal
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
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
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
delicious; appetizing; appetising
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into