creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
(some) more; even more; longer; further
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
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
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
I see; that's right; indeed
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
production (e.g. play); direction
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
president (of a society); chairman
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
consequence; outcome; result; blame
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
look!; there!; here!; that is
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like