insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
loading; stacking the wall of tiles to one's advantage
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
iron basket for torches; cresset; brazier; bonfire
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
in that manner; like that
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
split among friends; falling out; internal discord