thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
besides; in addition; also; moreover
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only