cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
diligent; hardworking; healthy; well; faithful; honest
please (give me); please (do for me)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
section manager; section chief
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
both (people); the two of them
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to shout (in anger); to yell
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
lately; recently; these days
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
after a long time; for the first time in a while
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood