straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
hospitality; service; entertainment
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
heir; inheritor; successor
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
one end; an end; part; fragment
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
alteration; falsification; faking
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived
they; those guys; those fellows
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
re-covering; repapering; reupholstering
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-