or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
that's the way it is; such is life
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
final; eventual; ultimate
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)