poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass (of time); to elapse
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
in the meanwhile; during the time
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
story; tale; talk; discussion
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
please; somehow or other; one way or another
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
how; in what way; how about
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind