young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
never mind!; don't worry about it
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
should; must; -able; probably; likely
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
and yet; though; when; in spite of
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
bitter experience (ordeal)
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful