I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
name; given name; first name
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to talk; to chat; to chatter
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
base (military, expedition, etc.)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
feeling; sense; impression
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...