things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
comfort; consolation; diversion
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
will not do; do not; does not
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
returning to one's (war)ship
deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to cut corners; to be shoddy
master sergeant; sergeant major (JSDF)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
individual; private person; personal; private
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
to watch over; to watch attentively
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
anti-aircraft; antiaircraft
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
thereupon; shortly thereafter