getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
please (give me); please (do for me)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
book; volume; this; present; main; head
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
connection; link; relationship
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
father; dad; husband; you; he
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
two persons; two people; pair; couple
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to hide; to keep to oneself
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember