weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
be on your guard!; take care!
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to pick up; to find; to gather
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
older brother; elder brother
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment