mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
fair words fill not the belly; food before romance
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
name; given name; first name
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
story; tale; talk; discussion
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
article; thing; object; property; real estate
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
(social) position; status
suffix for familiar person
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
small restaurant; eating house