you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
genuine article; real thing; real deal
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to trample; to crush underfoot
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
now; the present time; just now; another; more
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
unidentifiable; unidentified
mysterious thief; phantom thief
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...