habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
discovery; detection; finding
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
as soon as possible; ASAP
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
three; three years of age
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
damp ground; wetland; bog; marsh
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
national customs and manners; provincial song or ballad; waka (classical Japanese poetry, as opposed to Chinese poetry)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)