related article; related story
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to be consistent; to be coherent
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
not necessarily so; is not always true
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to have a reason; to have an excuse
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
ago; since; before; previous
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial