as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
nice; good; well-executed
baton (of command); order; command; direction
strategist; tactician; schemer
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
normalcy; normality; normal
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
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
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible