to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
number one; first; best; most; game; round
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to hold fast; to protect to the end
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
myself; yourself; I; me; you
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
foundation (institution); syndicate; group
research institute; (research) laboratory