to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
around the world; throughout the world
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to be surprised; to be astonished
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
ago; since; before; previous
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she