again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to be able to manage somehow or another
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
bearing; heading; point of the compass
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
with a broad grin; smirking
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
honorific/polite/humble prefix
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...