I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
rikka; formal style of ikebana
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to move (house); to change residence
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
why; how come; unfortunately; alas
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough