disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
raising a question; posing a problem; setting a hare running
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
not yet known; unknown; strange
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
about; on; regarding; per; for every
observation; survey; watching
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
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
why; how; for what reason
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman