and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
myself; yourself; I; me; you
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to go wrong; to go awry; to go off track; to go out of whack
that is to say; so that means
this world; this life; world of the living
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
how many people; a number of people
man of the future; Homo futurus
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic