to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
man; male; masculine gender
two persons; two people; pair; couple
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
un-; non-; negative prefix
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
(police) detective; criminal matter
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
store interior; inside of a shop
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
don't you think?; indicates question