but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
nothing ventured, nothing gained; (lit.) you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
rushing to one's doom; (like a) moth flying into the flame
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
retainer; attendant; escort
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
second house; second home
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
how; in what way; how about
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
adds force or indicates command
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute