as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
useless; vain; aimless; idle
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")