why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
conference room; council room
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
should; must; -able; probably; likely
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
that; the matter in question
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
in that way; thus; so; so?
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
honorific/polite/humble prefix
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.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to say; to be called; to do
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
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
again; once more; a second time
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o