oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
influence; effect; impact
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
bank; banking institution
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
(police) detective; criminal matter
correlation diagram; correlation chart; relationship chart (of characters in a televised drama, etc.)