seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
honorific/polite/humble prefix
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
marine life; marine organism
study; research; investigation
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
observation; survey; watching
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something