to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
name; given name; first name
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
woman; female; feminine gender
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
serious; not joking; straight
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to be found; to be discovered
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
how; in what way; how about; questionable
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
sorry; excuse me; thank you
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
knight on a white horse; Prince Charming
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation