putting into operation; invocation
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to pass (of time); to elapse
time; hour; period; class
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
mask; striking the head (kendo)
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot