what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
the last moment; the very end
sharp parting remark; parting threat
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
much less; to say nothing of
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
just because; even if; even though
sincere; honest; faithful
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
conversely; on the contrary
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to correct oneself; to restate
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to telephone; to make a phone call
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
how long; how far; how much
innocence; mind free of obstructive thoughts; detachment; insentient; pestering (someone for money, etc.); asking
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)