these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
all present; all concerned; all of us
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
conjugal relations; conjugal affection
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
serious; not joking; straight
don't you think?; indicates question
sudden change; complete change
feeling; sense; impression
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)