expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
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 (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
beginning; outset; first; onset
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
don't worry about it; forget about it
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence