thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
society; public; community; social studies
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
the matter you have been talking about
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
the other day; a few days ago
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
hostess (in a hostess bar)
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
filing a (criminal) complaint; reporting a crime
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN