how; in what way; how about
to attempt; to test; to try out
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
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
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
please (give me); please (do for me)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
I see; that's right; indeed
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
time; hour; period; class
long ago; a long time ago; already
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you