that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
home area; home town; local
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
pupil; student; schoolchild
popular person; favorite; favourite
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
river; stream; River; the ... river
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
to lose one's footing; to slip
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
this is why; this means; it is the case that
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
very; much; greatly; a lot of