matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
button (clothing); push-button
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
considerably; fairly; quite
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
in comparison to; rather than
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very