sound source; sound generator; tone generator
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to capture; to seize; to plunder
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
elementary; basic; rudimentary
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
(railway) crossing gate; barrier (at a toll booth, parking lot, etc.)
that's the way it is; such is life
special; particular; peculiar; unique
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
right beside; close to; nearby
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
testimony; (verbal) evidence
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
shoulder (of a road); berm
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
after that; afterwards; thereafter
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
plural; multiple; several
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage