to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
new breed of humans (used to refer to the younger generation, who have different ideals and sensibilities)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
such; like that; that sort of
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
newcomer; initiate; rookie
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
to say; to be called; to do
the other day; a few days ago
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
number one; first; best; most; game; round
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
what kind of; what sort of; what
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations