fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
feeling; sense; impression
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
bento; Japanese box lunch
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
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
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; period; class
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
opening and shutting; opening and closing
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
house; one's house; one's home; one's family