yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
genuine article; real thing; real deal
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
number one; first; best; most; game; round
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
feeling; sense; impression
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)