speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry; JCCI
association; society; organization; organisation
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
adoration; admiration; devotion
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
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
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo