serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
casting; cast-metal object
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
two persons; two people; pair; couple
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to recall; to remember; to recollect
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to pass (of time); to elapse
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
hey there; I say; see here
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)