debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to become possible; to become able to (do)
at least; at most; (even) just
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
person of importance; a someone; absolutely; certainly; to be sure
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
being a good listener; good listener
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...