you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
while; even though; despite
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
don't you think?; indicates question
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
in that way; thus; so; so?
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
-less; lacking; non-existing
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
how; in what way; how about
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after