influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
hey there; I say; see here
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
(someone else's) daughter
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!