Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
why; how; for what reason
and; AND (Boolean operator)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
sexagenary cycle; 60-term cycle of 12 zodiac animals combined with 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar; currently used in Japan for years, historically also for days; 12-year Chinese zodiac
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
such; like that; that sort of
meaning; significance; sense
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
feeble joke; poor joke; corny joke; bad pun
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
next volume (of a book, comic, etc.)
then; well; so; well then
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
even so; anyhow; at any rate
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.