top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
power behind the throne; éminence grise; kingmaker; wire-puller; (lit.) shadow shogun
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
shopping; purchased goods
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
honorific/polite/humble prefix
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
world peace; peace of the world
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
duty; obligation; responsibility
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
in this way; thus; such; uh...
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry