to be helpful; to be useful
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
than; from; out of; except; but; more
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
difficult problem; challenge
beyond that point; after that
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
that's the way it is; such is life
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to be silent; to say nothing
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve