fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
such; this sort of; like this
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to