endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
trusting too much; overestimating ability
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
danger; peril; hazard; risk
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
doctors; teachers; lawyers
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
just the other day; quite recently
the New Year begins; the New Year starts; to end (e.g. apprenticeship, service)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon