to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
meaning; significance; sense
scientific name (of a species); binomial name; Latin name; academic reputation
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to ask; to enquire; to query
railroad; railway; rail transport
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to have a talk; to tell a story
Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
great writer; major writer
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot