don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
meaning; significance; sense
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
of no interest; not interested
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
myself; yourself; I; me; you
number one; first; best; most; game; round
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
so; like this; in this way
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
grasp; catch; understanding
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
suffix for familiar person