puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
understood; I see; OK; present; here
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
no!; no no!; no, not at all
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
control; management (e.g. of a business)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to some extent; to a certain extent
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
behind with everything; too late; reactive
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite