if it is not ...; if it does not ...
settlement; solution; resolution
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
greeting; a fine thing to say
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
such; this sort of; like this
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
advertising agency; advertising firm; advertising company
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
the other day; a few days ago
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
one-ring hang-up call (to receive a call back, oft. for scams); missed call for exchanging phone numbers; wangiri
business; trade; operations; sales
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
story; tale; talk; discussion
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
apparent age (of someone); rough age
... is the reason; ... is my excuse