events of the day; current affairs
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
form; shape; figure; visage
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
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.)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
meaning; significance; sense
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
settlement; solution; resolution
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to collect; to assemble; to gather
classification; categorization; sorting
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
criticism; critique; review; commentary
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...