voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
and yet; though; when; in spite of
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
number; number plate; license plate
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts