to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
accounting; administration (of money)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
(verbal) message; sending word; (arch.) excuse; (arch.) pretext
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
telephone call; telephone (device)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
seal used for bank transactions
title deed; certificate of title
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print; permit (for passing a barrier checkpoint during the Edo period); pass
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
how; in what way; by what means
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
don't you think?; indicates question
sorry; excuse me; thank you
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
telephone number; phone number
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try