to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
nothing but; except; no more than
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
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)
how; in what way; how about
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
sub-; second-rate; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
counter for birds or rabbits
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
drawing pictures; painting pictures; taking photographs
main section (of a magazine or journal); central portion; this magazine; our journal
finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; breaks and pauses (in a sentence)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...