promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
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
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
that kind of; that sort of; that; like that; in that way; so
then; and (then); in that case; if so
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
what kind of; what sort of; what
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic