step; stride; counter for steps
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
equipment; harness; fittings
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
such; this sort of; like this
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
student number (for seating, etc. in class)
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
just a minute; small quantity
to be surprised; to be astonished
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
singularity; singular point
instability; insecurity; crankiness