first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
quite; utterly; really; completely
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to say; to tell; to state; to do
business world; business circles; (the) industry
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
in one's own way or style
grasp; catch; understanding
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
aforementioned; above-mentioned
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
looking up a word or kanji by its reading (rather than by its radical or stroke count); katakana-hiragana prolonged sound mark
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
apt to (do); liable to; prone to