poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
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
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to be able to manage somehow or other
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
gas bill; gasoline bill; petrol bill
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
unfortunately; regrettably
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
I see; that's right; indeed
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy