senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
at work; in the midst of work; working
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
storehouse; warehouse; godown
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
together; at the same time; same; identical
two persons; two people; pair; couple
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
how; in what way; how about
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
sorry; excuse me; thank you
physical work; manual labour (labor)
section manager; section chief
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom