really; truly; indeed; good grief
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
one by one; one at a time; in turn
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
it's not like; it isn't as if
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
world; society; people; the public
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact