and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
student in a lower grade; underclassman
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
after a long time; for the first time in a while
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to