I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
now; the present time; just now; another; more
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to employ; to hire; to charter
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
third day of the month; three days
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
control; management (e.g. of a business)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
suffix for familiar person
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
no!; no no!; no, not at all
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
machine parts; machinery; equipment
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
all; entire; whole; altogether
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even