or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
it is not (like that) either
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
convenient; handy; useful
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may