machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; deep-frying; deep-fried food
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise