here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
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
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
genuine article; real thing; real deal
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
seeing through; fluoroscopy; roentgenoscopy; clairvoyance; seeing through (objects)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)