here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
shopping; purchased goods
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
directly; in person; firsthand
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
no!; no no!; no, not at all
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
everything; anything; nothing
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
imagination; supposition; guess
anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; (lit.) clothes on a packhorse driver
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
all; entire; whole; altogether
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
originally; by nature; from the start
the other day; a few days ago
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
arrest; apprehension; capture
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
so; like this; in this way
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling