misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
how; in what way; by what means
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
(period of) a year; during an era
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
family; members of a family
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
worst; poor and boring; uncool
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
than; from; out of; except; but; more
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
to need; to call for; to require
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else