to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
branch manager; manager of a branch office
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
society; the world; the times
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
registration; positioning
pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
by means of; due to; because of; according to
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
myself; yourself; I; me; you
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that