to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
bento; Japanese box lunch
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
such; like that; that sort of; very
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
myself; yourself; I; me; you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
beginning; outset; first; onset
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
really; truly; indeed; good grief
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
by myself; in person; by oneself
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to be surprised; to be astonished
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all