to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
really; truly; indeed; good grief
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to extend (e.g. a house); to add to (e.g. coals to a fire)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...