although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
had better ...; had better not ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
situation of one's own doing
by myself; in person; by oneself
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
the seven treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli); cloisonne ware; shippō pattern (of overlapping circles); shippō emblem
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
certain reasons; certain circumstances; professional constraints; (lit.) adult matters
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!