to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
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.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
relatively; comparatively
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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?
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
beginning; outset; first; onset
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you