(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to state; to express; to mention
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
how; in what way; by what means
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
how; in what way; how about; questionable
don't you think?; indicates question
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
by myself; in person; by oneself
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect