yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
no, not like that (but like this)
transactions; dealings; business
in that way; thus; so; so?
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
chaser; pursuer; chaser; light drink (often just water) taken after a strong alcoholic drink
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
the other day; lately; recently
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon