yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
transport aircraft; transport plane
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
tool; implement; means; furniture
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
such; this sort of; like this
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
if so; in that case; in that situation
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
way (of doing); manner; method; means
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to stand on ceremony; to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to become enthusiastic; to have a crush (on); to lose one's head (to); to become earnest
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
diligent student; studious person
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
imagination; supposition; guess
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
rich person; wealthy person