the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
in this way; thus; such; uh...
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to come into being; to be born
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
while; during; while; although; all; both
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
fourth day of the month; four days
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
tour conductor; tour guide
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
tone (of voice); manner of talking