well then ...; in that situation; in which case
such; like that; that sort of; very
J; j; Japan; joule; jack (playing card); tatami mat (as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm); Japan Professional Football League
former (e.g. name); previous; changed; examination; inspection; investigation
suffix for familiar person
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
stairs; stairway; staircase
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
in that way; thus; so; so?
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...