(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
feeling; sense; impression
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
automatic; intransitive verb
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
Japanese person; Japanese people
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
selection; choice; option
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
question; inquiry; enquiry
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
regret; repentance; remorse
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...