cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
high sensitivity; highly sensitive (e.g. film, radio receiver); high speed (film); discerning; discriminating; of refined tastes
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
after that; afterwards; thereafter
(period of) a year; during an era
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
this occasion; at this time; now
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
such; like that; in that way
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
letter; missive; note; mail
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough