intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
to talk; to chat; to chatter
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
way (of doing); manner; method; means
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
of course; certainly; naturally
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading