to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
memory; sense; experience
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
such; this sort of; like this
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
two persons; two people; pair; couple
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
sorry; excuse me; thank you
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
real estate agent; realtor
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to move (house); to change residence
to discuss; to talk together
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
meaning; significance; sense
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
business; trade; operations; sales
time; hour; period; class
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of