endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
club activities; extracurricular activities
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
in that way; thus; so; so?
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
now; the present time; just now; another; more
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
security (e.g. national security); US-Japan Security Treaty; campaign against the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty (1959-60, 1970)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
please (give me); please (do for me)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
district; section; sector
Qingdao (China); Tsingtao; Chingtao
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
how; in what way; how about
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
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
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on