was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
by myself; in person; by oneself
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
memory; sense; experience
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
dry riverbed; river beach
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
please (give me); please (do for me)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext