to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
go that far; to that extent
honorific/polite/humble prefix
help; assistance; service
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
knowing; (an) acquaintance
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to bring; to take; to bring about
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
if so; in that case; in that situation
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
together; at the same time; same; identical
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!