above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
section manager; section chief
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
murder; killing; murderer
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
time; hour; period; class
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
I see; that's right; indeed