and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
about; on; regarding; per; for every
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
research; study; investigation
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
extremely; very; really; super; so
the sciences; STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making things by hand
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
department (of a university or hospital); course (of study); branch of study; family