drop in the bucket; pittance; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
clinic; medical office; infirmary
to move out (of); to leave; to vacate
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
(written) invitation; letter of invitation
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
occurrence; happening; incident; event
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
sorry; excuse me; thank you
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
branch manager; manager of a branch office
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)