mechanic; mechanical; mechanism; technique (e.g. in piano-playing)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
base (military, expedition, etc.)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable