why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
don't you think?; indicates question
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
please (give me); please (do for me)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
such; this sort of; like this
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
mother-in-law; foster mother; stepmother
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character