that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
how; in what way; how about
don't you think?; indicates question
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be hesitant; to feel timid
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to face; to go towards; to head towards
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
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
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence