outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
study group; study meeting
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
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?
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
(some) more; even more; longer; further
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...