(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
secretary; councillor; councilor
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
genuine article; real thing; real deal
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...