that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
together with; same; both; all; including ...
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
with a flop; flump; plump
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
comparatively; relatively
short-tempered; quick-tempered; impatient; hasty; rash
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to dye; to colour; to color
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
deputy head teacher; vice principal
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up