good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
neglect of one's social obligations; failure to perform one's social duties; dishonor; failure to pay back one's debt
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
patient; having a long fuse
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth