secretariat; executive office
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
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 go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to be found; to be discovered
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling