with the exception of; excepting; excluding
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
distinction; differentiation; classification
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
interaction with one's neighbors; relationship with one's neighbors (neighbours)
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
sincere; earnest; serious
to be helpful; to be useful
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
(shopping) cart; kart; go-kart
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)