the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
while; during; while; although; all; both
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
counselling service (counseling); life matters advice service
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
now; the present time; just now; another; more
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
anything and everything; just about everything
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
how long; how far; how much
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
(period of) a year; during an era
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
regret; repentance; remorse
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into