as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
than; from; out of; except; but; more
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
though; notwithstanding; although
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
reaching; attaining; arrival
to have an eye on; to zero in on
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
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
how; in what way; how about
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
while; during; while; although; all; both
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
two persons; two people; pair; couple