sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
speaking voice; talking voice
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
sorry; excuse me; thank you
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)