safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
cheap article; poor-quality article
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible