a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
such; like that; that sort of; very
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
name; given name; first name
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back