natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
senior high school; high school
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof