interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
now; the present time; just now; another; more
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
last night; yesterday evening
succession; continuation; series; sequence
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
name; given name; first name
together; at the same time; same; identical
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
point in common; common feature
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)