important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
how; in what way; how about
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; yo; hi; come on; hey
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
large amount of money; great cost
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
yellowish; tinged with yellow
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
but; however; provided that
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point