some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
company; corporation; workplace
in that way; thus; so; so?
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
time; hour; period; class
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
honorific/polite/humble prefix
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
forming by hand (instead of using a potter's wheel, etc.); handwork
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")