to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
intelligence gathering; information gathering
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
way; method; means; (technical) specification
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes