and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
three; three years of age
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
immediately; right away; on the spot
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute