such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
(some) more; even more; longer; further
beginning; outset; first; onset
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
table of contents; contents
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
name; given name; first name
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
just one person; only one
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little