farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
return of something; repayment
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to finish reading; to read through
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
question; inquiry; enquiry
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
I see; that's right; indeed
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
outline; summary; argument
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
recommendation; endorsement
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of