myself; yourself; I; me; you
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
such; this sort of; like this
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
to ask; to enquire; to query
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
preface; introduction; preamble
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
any more; any further; any better; any longer
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily