companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
queen; queen; queen (chess piece); Queen (highest title for female players in competitive karuta)
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
number one; first; best; most; game; round
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
older sister; lass; young lady
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
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)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
video (esp. a televised image); videotape; VHS tape; videocassette recorder; VCR; video (short film)
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
(some) more; even more; longer; further