monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
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
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
nothing but; except; no more than
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
kagami mochi; New Year offering consisting of two mochi stacked on each other with a bitter orange on top, cut and eaten on January 11
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
decoration; ornament; trimmings
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
both (people); the two of them
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
descendant; scion; lineage
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
choux (pastry); cream puff
you (plural); all of you; you all
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)