stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
please (give me); please (do for me)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
beyond that point; after that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
two persons; two people; pair; couple
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
technique; art; skill; move
absorption; suction; attraction
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to