comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
father; dad; husband; you; he
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
family; members of a family
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
society; the world; the times
to be slippery; to be slimy