no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
business; trade; operations; sales
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
that's true; of course; obviously
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
while; during; while; although; all; both
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival