once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
principal occupation; core business
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
chance; opportunity; occasion
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to continue to do; to persist in doing
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
fortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns; good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope); good and bad fortune are next-door neighbours
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
in one's own way or style
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through