to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
materials; data; document
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
while; during; while; although; all; both
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
having said that; on the other hand
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
hey there; I say; see here
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to be able to manage somehow or another
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo