matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
to gather; to collect; to assemble
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
for your information; I'm telling you
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
consequence; outcome; result; blame
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
(period of) a year; during an era
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)