yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to be needed; to be wanted
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
Japanese Agricultural Standard; JAS
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
than; from; out of; except; but; more
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
un-; non-; negative prefix
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers