coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
instant; moment; for an instant
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
as before; as ever; as it was originally
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
secrecy; highly classified information
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor