to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
method of bringing up; method of raising
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
business; trade; operations; sales
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
sanity; consciousness; soberness
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
Western music; European music
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
Japanese person; Japanese people
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so