more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
good news; gospel (teachings or revelations of Jesus Christ)
religious organization; religious organisation
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
interrogation; hearing; trial
government service; the bureaucracy
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
conception; fertilization; fertilisation
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
academic book; scholarly book; learned book; tome
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
inscrutable; incomprehensible
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
just a minute; small quantity
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
name; given name; first name
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
in comparison to; rather than
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted