so;  therefore;  accordingly;  like I said;  I told you already
 yes;  yeah;  hum;  hmmm;  oof
 way;  method;  means;  resource;  course
 nonexistent;  not being (there);  not having;  not
 to be sufficient;  to be enough;  to be worth doing;  to be worthy of;  to do (the job);  to serve
 and;  besides;  because;  since;  the thing is;  for one thing
 yes;  that is correct;  understood;  I see;  present;  here;  pardon?
 to persevere;  to persist;  to insist that;  to stick to (one's opinion);  to remain in a place;  to stick to one's post
 pair;  couple;  antithesis;  counter for items that come in pairs;  counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
 lead;  leading;  lead (of a newspaper, etc.);  lede;  lead (wire);  lead (e.g. dog);  leash
 throwing in;  inserting;  investment;  commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.);  launching (a product into the market);  introduction
 finally;  at last;  in the end;  after all;  never (happened)
 person;  someone;  human beings;  mankind;  human (Homo sapiens);  (other) people;  others
 to be complete;  to be all present;  to be equal;  to be uniform;  to gather;  to assemble
 good;  advantage;  sake;  purpose;  consequence;  result
 myself;  yourself;  I;  me;  you
 hand;  arm;  forepaw;  foreleg;  handle;  hand;  worker
 intention;  plan;  belief;  assumption;  estimate;  estimation
 that's the way it is;  yes;  is that so?;  is it?
 road;  path;  route;  way;  distance;  journey;  road (e.g. to victory)
 if so;  in that case;  in that situation
 same;  identical;  equal;  anyway;  anyhow;  in either case
 to see;  to look;  to examine;  to look over;  to look after;  to attend to;  to experience
 victory;  triumph;  conquest;  success;  win
 to be decided;  to be settled;  to be unchanging;  to be the same (as always);  to be a fixed rule;  to be destined;  to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
 just like;  (virtually) no different from;  (almost) the same as;  as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
 nonexistent;  not being (there);  unowned;  not had;  unique;  not;  impossible
 surely;  undoubtedly;  sternly;  severely;  having no slack;  rigid
 flow (of a fluid or gas);  stream;  flow (of people, things);  passage (of time);  course (of events);  (step-by-step) procedure;  group of people who remain together after the end of an event
 to change;  to alter;  to transform;  to reform;  to revise;  to amend
 if;  in case;  as for;  on the topic of;  if that's the case;  if so
 start;  commencement;  beginning;  initiation
 as was expected;  just as one thought;  sure enough;  really;  actually;  ever
 Kanto;  region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures;  Kanto;  north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
 district;  section;  sector
 preliminary contest;  qualifying round;  trial;  heat;  primary
 decision of a contest;  finals (in sports)
 to advance;  to go forward;  to precede;  to go ahead (of);  to make progress;  to improve;  to deepen
 abruptly;  suddenly;  all of a sudden;  without warning
 ball;  ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone);  bowl;  board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
 to snatch away;  to dispossess;  to steal