duty; obligation; responsibility
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
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)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to pretend; to act (as if)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
by means of; due to; because of; according to
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
meaning; significance; sense
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend