normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
(by the lunar calendar) 16th night of the month
to break down; to fail; to fizzle; to flop; to peter out; to fall flat
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
money loser; high-cost, low-return project
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
estimate (of costs); budget
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
study; learning; tutorial
constant; steady; constant
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle