direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
besides; in addition; also; moreover
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
panoramic view; bird's-eye view
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
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
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
panacea; elixir (of life)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant