that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
please (give me); please (do for me)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to be found; to be discovered
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
siren (in Greek mythology)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively