just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
nothing but; except; no more than
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
Japanese government bond; JGB
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
government bonds for retail investors
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
for individual consumers; targeted at individuals
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
cancellation of a contract
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
principal; capital; income-producing assets
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
interest; (investment) yield; profits
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
difference; variation; difference
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above