-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
time; hour; period; class
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
serialization; serialisation; serial story
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
of course; certainly; naturally
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first