or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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.)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
in this way; thus; such; uh...
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
speech; expression; wording; language
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
feeling; sense; impression
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion