let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
I see; that's right; indeed
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma
nothing but; except; no more than
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want