beginning; outset; first; onset
transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection; transfer (of data); transmission
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
door; gate; opening; title page
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
exclusively doing ...; person who exclusively does ...; fetish for ...; first; most important thing; number one priority
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to be helpful; to be useful
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
percent; per cent; percentage
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
danger; peril; hazard; risk
bet; wager; stake; gamble
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle