colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
of course; certainly; naturally
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to discuss; to talk together
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
myself; yourself; I; me; you
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
even though; despite; when
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing