this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
permission; approval; authorization; license
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
nothing but; except; no more than
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
had better ...; had better not ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
earthling; earthman; terrestrial; citizen of Earth
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
if you think about it; come to think of it
then; well; so; well then
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement