indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
three; three years of age
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
after that; afterwards; thereafter
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
history of; experience of
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
woman; female; feminine gender
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
the other day; lately; recently
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike