to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
patient; unhurried; leisurely
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
story; tale; talk; discussion
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
time; hour; period; class
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
study; diligence; discount; reduction
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
study; pursuit of knowledge
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
don't worry; no worries; never mind
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
by myself; in person; by oneself
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
meaning; significance; sense
close; intimate; on good terms
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
midway; halfway through; in the course of
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
arriving at the final stop (of a bus, train, etc.); reaching the end of the line
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)