with the exception of; excepting; excluding
the other day; lately; recently
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
palace; hall; shrine; hall of fame
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
article; thing; object; property; real estate
tiny area; tiny surface; (lit.) cat's forehead
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
legend; folklore; legend (e.g. on a map); usage guide; (living) legend; icon
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
the same; the said; likewise
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
pregnancy; conception; gestation
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
bento; Japanese box lunch
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
man's looks; handsomeness; good-lookingness
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
male homosexuality; bill of lading; BL
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
near oneself; close to one; familiar
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)