to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
in a word; to put it briefly; to make a long story short
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
number one; first; best; most; game; round
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
all; entire; whole; altogether
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
steel tower; electricity pylon; transmission tower
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
special training; intensive training; crash course
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
author; writer; novelist; artist
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
nice; good; well-executed
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize