dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
is that so?; I see; right; oh
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
author; writer; novelist; artist
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
trend of the times; way things are going
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
such; like that; that sort of
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
thorough; exhaustive; complete
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...