thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
telephone call; telephone (device)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
home page (of a website or browser); homepage; web page; website
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
excited; enthusiastic; high-tensile (e.g. steel); high-voltage (e.g. circuit); high-tension (e.g. current)
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
while; during; while; although; all; both
master; teacher; stable master
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence