it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
what kind of; what sort of; what
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
such; like that; that sort of
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
while; during; while; although; all; both
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
outline; summary; argument