that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
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 ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
chestnut rice; rice boiled with chestnuts
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
this occasion; at this time; now
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
clanging; empty; deserted
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
belief; faith; conviction
reason; logic; sense; truth; right