to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
please (give me); please (do for me)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
club activities; extracurricular activities
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to be embarrassed; to lose face
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
mass communication; mass media
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
matter of time; question of time
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
consequence; outcome; result; blame
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to be expensive; to be costly
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station