that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to feel; to sense; to experience
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
honorific/polite/humble prefix
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
meaning; significance; sense
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like