seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
spirit world; underworld; the next world
messenger; envoy; emissary
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to bring; to take; to bring about
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
in that way; thus; so; so?
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
in search of; in order to look for
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!