sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
thick makeup; heavy makeup
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
correction; rectification; mending; repair
single word; a few words; brief comment
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
ago; since; before; previous
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
had better ...; had better not ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
opposition party; political opposition; opposition
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
woman; female; feminine gender
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to press a question; to cross-examine
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
beginning; outset; first; onset
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...