difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
ability; performance; efficiency
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
be (that) as it may; having said that
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
I see; that's right; indeed
as (for); for; in the capacity of
possible; likely; probable
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
flawless; absolute perfection
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
national defence; national defense
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
error; mistake; slip; bug
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
conviction; belief; confidence
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)