that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
strength; power; proficiency; ability
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
Japan and the West; Japanese style and Western style
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
suffix for familiar person