no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
very much; exceedingly; extremely
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
going up and down; rising and falling
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
retort; back talk; backchat
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to feel; to sense; to experience
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to become pale; to turn pale
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
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
incident; affair; happening; event
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched