that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
such; like that; that sort of; very
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
from the beginning; from scratch
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
by myself; in person; by oneself
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
number one; first; best; most; game; round
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
club activities; extracurricular activities
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
single word; a few words; brief comment
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
it is not (like that) either
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
match; game; bout; contest
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")