that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
in its entirety; whole; wholly
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
reaction; response; reaction
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
morning; forenoon; just before noon
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
agricultural community; farm village; rural
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
general; popular; common; typical
home; household; family; hearth
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to be found; to be discovered
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly
such ... as; or some such