it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to be perturbed; to be agitated
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
having no plan; acting without a plan; acting impulsively
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to be worried; to be troubled
rather; better; instead; if anything
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
scenery; scene; landscape
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn