banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
property; fortune; means; assets
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
use; utilization; utilisation; application
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to be silent; to say nothing
to watch over; to watch attentively
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
square metre; square meter
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
request; favour (to ask); wish; please