endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
fortune-telling; divination
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit