recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
strike (i.e. industrial action)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
game arcade; video arcade; penny arcade
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
near miss; just missing (each other)
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
is that so?; I see; right; oh
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle