it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
entrails; giblets; guts; internal organs
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
large serving; large portion
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
one-by-one; separately; in detail
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to talk; to chat; to chatter
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
answering machine; answerphone
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to listen again; to ask again
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
in terms of; from the point of view of
considerably; fairly; quite
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!