-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
living thing; living creature; animal; life
that is to say; so that means
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
now; the present time; just now; another; more
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
observation; survey; watching
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
day after day; day by day
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to fall ill; to be taken ill
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already