state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
book; volume; this; present; main; head
together; at the same time; same; identical
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
day something goes on sale; date of issue; release date
arrival of goods; goods received
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
additional order; adding to an existing order
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
popular line (of products); best-selling line; hot sellers
second edition; additional printing
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
comparatively; relatively
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to arrive; to reach; to adhere; to insist on; to put on; to wear
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament