public institution; public organization; official body
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
by means of; due to; because of; according to
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to differ; to vary; to disagree
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
such; like that; that sort of; very
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
self-consciousness; self-awareness
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
by myself; in person; by oneself
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky