-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
suffix for familiar person
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
rather; better; instead; if anything
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
had better ...; had better not ...
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
regret; repentance; remorse
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; period; class
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
separate; respective; different
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation