the other day; a few days ago
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
very much; very many; more and more
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
tone (of voice); manner of talking
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
be (that) as it may; having said that
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
something like ...; something called ...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
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.)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)