mail; postal matter; postal item
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
don't worry about it; forget about it
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
how; in what way; how about
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision