serious; not joking; straight
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
surely; certainly; without doubt
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
adds force or indicates command
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
trivia; snippet of knowledge
Japanese word constructed of elements from one or more English terms; pseudo-English word or phrase coined in Japan; wasei eigo
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
while; even though; despite
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
X; x; unknown quantity; an unknown
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)