very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
question; inquiry; enquiry
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
don't you think?; indicates question
how; in what way; how about
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily