terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
so; like this; in this way
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
(some) more; even more; longer; further
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
now; the present time; just now; another; more
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...