it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
until now; so far; up to the present
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
myself; yourself; I; me; you
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
beginning; outset; first; onset
question; inquiry; enquiry
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
had better ...; had better not ...
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
such; this sort of; like this
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
such; like that; that sort of; very
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play