as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
regular customer; valued client
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
God; god; ace; king; superior person
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
hey there; I say; see here
high-quality goods; choice goods
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
waste of time; killing time
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
approximate age; age range
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)