yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
thorough; exhaustive; complete
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
feeling; sense; impression
older sister and younger brother
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to mix; to stir; to blend
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
spelling mistake (usually in a foreign language)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception