ago; since; before; previous
story; tale; talk; discussion
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
birth; creation; formation
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
time; hour; period; class
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
singularity; singular point
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
now; the present time; just now; another; more
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?