when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
without; but if; otherwise; or else
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
adds force or indicates command
alone; by oneself; on one's own
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
orders; instructions; directive; command
government service; the bureaucracy
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
about when; about what time; how soon
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season