today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
next term; next period; next version; next release
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
(social) class; rank; grade
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
no!; no no!; no, not at all
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
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
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also