funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
study; diligence; discount; reduction
writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
silence (not speaking); muteness
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
how long; how far; how much
real thing; original; actual
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
considerably; fairly; quite
that is to say; so that means
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
genuine article; real thing; real deal
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention