direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
very important person; VIP
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to attempt; to test; to try out
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to make one's rounds; to patrol
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful