in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
until now; still; yet; (not) yet; since
really; truly; indeed; good grief
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
existence; being; presence
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
singing voice; (sound of) singing
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
liquid crystal display; LCD; liquid crystal screen
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
tedious; boring; being fed up with
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
button (clothing); push-button; button
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
one's bosom friend; kindred-spirit
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become