seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
first thing in the morning
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
no!; no no!; no, not at all
in comparison to; rather than
company; corporation; workplace
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
supply; provision; raising; procurement
headquarters; head office; main office
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop