great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
detour; circumvention; turning movement
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
business; trade; operations; sales
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
now; the present time; just now; another; more
wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
all present; all concerned; all of us
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration