there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
primary school; elementary school; grade school
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
sense of equilibrium; sense of balance
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
please (give me); please (do for me)
rather; better; instead; if anything
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to apologize; to apologise
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
how many years; how long; what year
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
statute of limitations; lapse of rights after a period of time; becoming invalid or void after a set time; ageing; aging
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; word that has become passé
the other day; lately; recently
all over Japan; throughout Japan
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development