hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
question; inquiry; enquiry
what kind of; what sort of; what
meaning; significance; sense
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
electric appliance store; electrician
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
now; the present time; just now; another; more
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
extremely; very; really; super; so
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)