to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
sexual preference; sexual predilection
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
being the runner-up; finishing second
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already