(not) even once; (not) ever
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
meaning; significance; sense
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
family; relatives; dependents; household
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
word; term; language; speech
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
gem; jewel; precious stone
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!