that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
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 receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
such; like that; that sort of; very
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
suffering pain; experiencing hardship
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
simply; merely; only; solely
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...