to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
personal handy-phone system; PHS; low-powered mobile network system developed in Japan and once popular in parts of Asia
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
rate; late; rating; ranking
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
now; the present time; just now; another; more
originally; by nature; from the start
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
electrocardiogram; ECG; EKG
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
until now; so far; up to the present
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
primary school; elementary school; grade school
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
future (usually near); prospects
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
around the world; throughout the world
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
declaration; proclamation; announcement
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...