that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
second marriage; remarriage
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
particularly; only; in the case of
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
income; receipts; revenue
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
story; tale; talk; discussion
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)