anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
Japanese history; history of Japan
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
(act of) writing on a blackboard
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
by myself; in person; by oneself
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
existence; being; presence
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing