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
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
question; inquiry; enquiry
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
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; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
now; the present time; just now; another; more
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
very; extremely; excessively
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.)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
adds force or indicates command
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; he
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
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)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)