to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
consideration; taking into account
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
thinking (about a matter) for a long time; contemplating for a long time; lengthy consideration; pondering
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
tendency; trend; inclination
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
the front; honest; upright; decent
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to distort; to strain (an interpretation); to stretch (the meaning of a word)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (opponent's) weak point; (arch.) force attacking the rear of a castle; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
positive (e.g. thinking); positive; positive (pole); anode