just now; a little while back; a short time ago
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
is that so?; I see; right; oh
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
game arcade; video arcade
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
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.)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement