water's edge; beach; shore
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
vocal (performance); vocals; singing; vocalist; singer
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
thoroughbred (horse); person of lineage; blue-blood
birth; creation; formation
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
how; in what way; how about
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
that is to say; so that means
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
well then ...; in that situation; in which case