ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
such; this sort of; like this
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
contract; compact; agreement
to accept; to receive; to agree
why; how; for what reason
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
charming; fascinating; attractive
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
rational; reasonable; logical
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
study of foreign languages; linguistics
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
mental; spiritual; emotional
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
influence; effect; impact
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
as planned; according to plan
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that