and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to talk; to chat; to chatter
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
considerably; fairly; quite
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
two persons; two people; pair; couple
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough