to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
river; stream; River; the ... river
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
two things that superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
name; given name; first name
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
such; this sort of; like this