that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
in comparison to; rather than
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
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
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I see; that's right; indeed
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
it seems so; that's what it looks like
in one's own way or style
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
senior high school; high school
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few