if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
serious; not joking; straight
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
in comparison to; rather than
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
interview (e.g. for a job)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
question; inquiry; enquiry
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
remembrance; recollection; recognition
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
ago; since; before; previous
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
position; location; base; point; site
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why