character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
after that; afterwards; thereafter
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
by myself; in person; by oneself
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
in that way; like that; that way
adviser; advisor; consultant
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
genuine article; real thing; real deal