terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
fluent (in a language); flowing
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
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
that is to say; so that means
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to approach; to draw near
whispering into a person's ear
pronunciation; production of sound
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
sphere; circle; range; category
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
foreign; abroad; overseas
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought