outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
honorific/polite/humble prefix
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
myself; yourself; I; me; you
how; in what way; how about
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
both; both sides; both parties
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
together; at the same time; same; identical
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
in that way; thus; so; so?
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...