that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
man; male; masculine gender
discovery; detection; finding
judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
meaning; significance; sense
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need