area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
in that way; thus; so; so?
should; must; -able; probably; likely
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
author; writer; novelist; artist
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
suffix for familiar person
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard (of a manga); rough draft
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
how; in what way; how about
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
manuscript; version; draft
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
correction; rectification; mending; repair
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)