indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
than; from; out of; except; but; more
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
such; this sort of; like this
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
soy; soybean; soya bean; soy sauce
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
bashing; fierce criticism; busing (catering); bussing; removing dirty plates, cutlery, etc. from a table in a restaurant
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
calm before a storm; lull before the storm
from here; from this place
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
serious; not joking; straight
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
hill; height; knoll; rising ground