to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
re-examination; review; reconsideration; reappraisal
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
failure; mistake; blunder
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
serious; not joking; straight
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
declaration; proclamation; announcement
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
desire for marriage; marriage aspiration; yearning for marriage
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)