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
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
piece; fragment; one (object)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
supernatural (e.g. psychic phenomena and such); paranormal
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
how long; how far; how much
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
difficult to ...; hard to ...
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
sour look; surly face; pout
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
serious look (on one's face); straight face
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
that's true; of course; obviously
to accept; to receive; to agree