-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
else; in addition; besides
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
memories; recollections; reminiscence
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
society; the world; the times
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to steal; to rob; to take away
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)