habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
completely; thoroughly; exactly; precisely; comfortably; not at all
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
hydroplane (submarines); diving plane; diving rudder
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
as you see; as you can see
don't worry about it; forget about it
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
number one; first; best; most; game; round
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
shishamo smelt (Spirinchus lanceolatus)
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal