detective team; study group; club
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
door; gate; opening; title page
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!