progress; advance; making (good) progress
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
leading; guiding; commanding
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
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
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
two persons; two people; pair; couple
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
feeling; sense; impression
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
last flight; last bus; last train
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)