first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
decrease; reduction; decline
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
summer vacation; summer holiday
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
variation in color (colour); having a different color
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
from now; from this moment; henceforth
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
sorry; excuse me; thank you
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
drug; medicine; (illegal) drug; narcotics
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
of course; certainly; naturally
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly