cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
I (alphabet letter); i; I; iodine (symbol)
name; given name; first name
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
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
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic