master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
woman; female; feminine gender
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
in this way; thus; such; uh...
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
legal; lawful; legitimate
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to press a question; to cross-examine
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
considerably; fairly; quite
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of