let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
section manager; section chief
how; in what way; how about
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
sorry; excuse me; thank you
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
second day of the month; two days
continuation; succession; series
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
had better ...; had better not ...
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to see through; to see the true nature of something
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
don't you think?; indicates question
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")