confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
question; inquiry; enquiry
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
feeling; sense; impression
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.)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
health; healthy; sound; fit
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that