is it?; isn't it?; be; is
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
impossible; unlikely; improbable
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
if it is the case that ...
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
foul-smelling; stinking; intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
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
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
myself; yourself; I; me; you
something like ...; something called ...
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist