to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
results; record; grades; marks
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
rather; better; instead; if anything