to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
ago; since; before; previous
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape
to be nearing death; to be dying
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to feel; to sense; to experience
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
imagination; supposition; guess
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...