yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
surroundings; environs; circumference
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
this and that; one thing or another
than; from; out of; except; but; more
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
time; hour; period; class
just because; even if; even though
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor