that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
question; inquiry; enquiry
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to open (one's eyes) wide
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
a few years ago; some years back
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
story; tale; talk; discussion