in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
prohibition; inhibition; ban
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to get hungry; to become hungry
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)