one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
great difference; major mistake
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
feeling; sense; impression
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
pointing out; identification
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
to be surprised; to be astonished
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)