what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
manly; masculine; like a man
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
difference; variation; difference
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
creation; formation; foundation; establishment
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
I see; that's right; indeed
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing