yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
that is to say; so that means
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
direct unforked road; straight path
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
incident; affair; happening; event
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
holding a ceremony; wedding ceremony
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly