hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
as (for); for; in the capacity of
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to face; to go towards; to head towards
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
such; like that; that sort of; very
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
treating someone like a child
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)