reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
chances of winning (a bet); odds
now; the present time; just now; another; more
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
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
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
ill will; malice; evil intent
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
such; like that; that sort of; very
never mind!; don't worry about it
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
rather; better; instead; if anything
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
tundra; sharp and sarcastic without ever acting lovestruck
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
grandfather; male senior-citizen