to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
in that way; thus; so; so?
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to have a talk; to tell a story
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
simple and clear; plain and simple
writing; composition; essay; sentence
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
sports-minded; sports-oriented
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger