to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
newspaper reporter; print journalist
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
transplant surgery; transplant operation
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
two persons; two people; pair; couple
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
water's edge; beach; shore
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
older sister; lass; young lady
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")