how; in what way; how about
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to ask a question; to ask questions
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
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
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
really; truly; indeed; good grief
imagination; supposition; guess
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
future (usually near); prospects
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
difficult to ...; hard to ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
such; like that; that sort of; very
feeling; sense; impression
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing