that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
confections; sweets; candy; cake
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
present (brought by a visitor); gift
by means of; due to; because of; according to
pressure; oppression; suppression
while; even though; despite
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
reason; cause; circumstances
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
body; group; party; company; troupe
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...