to be helpful; to be useful
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
name; given name; first name
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
surely; certainly; without doubt
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
failure; mistake; blunder
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
plump; with a thud; heavily
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
it's no joke; gimme a break!
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)