fabricated article; fabricated (news) story; cooked-up (news) report
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
now; the present time; just now; another; more
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
listed company (on a stock exchange)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent