business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
(non-documentary) television series; teledrama; television drama; television play; video drama
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
I see; that's right; indeed
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
point in common; common feature
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays