was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
honorific/polite/humble prefix
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
rope; cord; policeman's rope
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
offender; criminal; culprit
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
letter (of alphabet); character
together; at the same time; same; identical
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
garden eel; conger eel (esp. the common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster)
futomaki; thick roll of makizushi; rolling something thickly; something rolled thickly (a cigar, etc.)
in that way; thus; so; so?
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
than; from; out of; except; but; more
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation