that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
how; in what way; by what means
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to be helpful; to be useful
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
young woman strongly interested in pre-Edo history; young woman making use of speech and mannerisms of pre-industrial Japan; female history buff
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial