thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
Japan's best; number one in Japan
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to apologize; to apologise
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to thrust away; to send flying
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown