opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
this is why; this means; it is the case that
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
how; in what way; how about
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
very interesting; of great interest
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
woman; female; feminine gender
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
in the meanwhile; during the time
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at