Grammar

dictionary form, plain non-past, present, future, habitual actions, verb groups

to give, to present, to provide

over there

that

there is, there are, to exist (things), to have

that over there, that one over there

describing a noun, adjective before a noun, i-adjective noun

adjectives ending in い

good, fine, nice, okay, all right

how many, how old

how much (price), cost

when

i-adjective, い-adjective, adjective predicate, polite adjective

there is, there are, to exist (people and animals), to be (somewhere), to have (family)

u-verbs, godan verbs, dictionary form, plain form, will, does, do

polite prefix, honorific prefix, o, go, politeness

question marker, or

subject marker, subject

but, however, though

noun that has noun, noun with noun

there is, is, to be

there is, there are, to be (somewhere), to have (family, pets)

or, whether or not, either or

past, i-adjectives, was, were

particle swapping, の as subject marker, subject in a relative clause, noun-modifying clause

want, to want something, wish for

from, since

because, since, reasoning

good at, skilled at, proficient in

bad at, unskilled at, poor at

like, to like

dislike, hate

dislike, not fond of

and, and so, te-form of adjectives, joining adjectives, joining nouns, both, two adjectives, describing qualities

not, negative, i-adjectives

was not, past, negative, i-adjectives

about, approximately, around, as much as, to the extent

to come, come here, irregular verb

to give, to give me, do for me, giving and receiving

quite, a lot, fairly, rather, pretty, no thank you

but, though, however, although

but, however, although

like this, like that, how

here, this place

here, there, over there, where

this way, that way, over there, which way, which of two, this person

this

this, that, that over there, which

this, this one

this, that, that over there, which

like this, like that, what kind of, such a, kind of, something like

was not, wasn't, past negative, plain past negative

to do, to wear, to have, to smell, to sound, to cost, to decide on, to make into

there, that place

that

that, that one, it

past, past tense, plain past, did, verbs

is, to be, plain form, casual copula, copula, na-adjective, adjective predicate

want to, want to do, desire, wish

many, a lot of, plenty, enough

only, just, as much as

was, informal past, were

verb modified noun, relative clause

do things like ~ and ~, things like and, and so on, among other things, do such things as a and b, things like, sometimes, back and forth

probably, i suppose, casual guess, informal uncertainty

must not, may not, don't, not allowed, prohibition, spoken

counter for general objects, native numbers, one thing, two things

te-form, and, and then, connecting form

and, and then, after that, te-form, sequence

at, in, by, with, location of action, means

is doing, ongoing action, state, continuous, -ing, progressive, resulting state, has done, live, know

after doing, since doing, and then

please do, polite request

was, were, polite past, past of desu

probably, polite guess, polite uncertainty

am, is, are, to be, polite copula

is not, am not, are not, polite negative

was not, polite past negative

not allowed to do, must not, prohibited

is not, isn't, plain negative, to not be, isn't it, right, i think

was not, informal past negative

but, however, though, or something, how about, any…, even

it's okay to do, may, can, may do, is okay to do, is alright to do

and, with

why, for what reason, how come

how, by what means, in what way

when, at this time, at the time of

where

which, what

how long, how much, how far, to what extent

which

describing a noun, na-adjective before a noun, adjectival noun

do not, don't, prohibition, negative command

na-adjective, adjective, adjectives that are also nouns

not, negative, plain negative, don't, won't, verbs

without doing, do not

please don't, do not (verbs)

must, have to, need to, obligation

not, past, negative, plain past negative, didn't, verbs

must, have to, gotta, need to, casual obligation

must do, have to do

must do, need to do, have to do

don't have to

why

something, nothing, anything, not anything, some kind of

why

to, at, in, on, destination, location, time, recipient, purpose

to become, to get, to turn, change of state

to, toward, direction, destination, arrival point

go to do, come to do, in order to, purpose, to go, to go in order to

isn't it, right, confirmation, agreement

nominalization

possession, of, 's, my

the 'one' that…

be good at doing, be skilled at doing

be bad at doing, be poor at doing

like doing, love doing

because, since, softer reasoning

the most in, the best in, among, out of this group, is best, out of, the most, the best, superlative

topic marker, as for, contrast

topic marker, as for, speaking of, contrast

more than, comparison, comparative, -er than

direction, to, toward

to go to, to head toward

did, past tense, polite past, verbs

let's, shall we, shall I, polite volitional form

shall i, shall we, offering help, making a suggestion

polite form, present tense, future, verbs

do not, don't, will not, polite negative, verbs

won't you?, would you like to?, shall we?, inviting someone

did not, didn't, polite negative past, verbs

still, not yet

have not yet, still haven't done

until, to, as far as, till

also, too, either, even

already, anymore, one more, another, soon

to receive, to get, to obtain

and, such as, things like, non-exhaustive list

you know, new information, emphasis, assertion

more than, than, comparison, prefer, rather than, which is more, -er than

than, more than, compared to, rather than, than anyone, than anything, in comparison to

ru-verbs, ichidan verbs, dictionary form, plain form, will, does, do

direct object marker, object, object marker, through, along

please give me, may i have, asking for something, ordering

explanatory, emphasis, the fact is, to explain something, show emphasis

what

how many, how old, what time, counter question

nothing, not anything, at all, there's no need to

before, ago, in front of

relative clause, noun modification, modifying nouns, embedded clause

like, fond of

way of doing, how to do

who

someone, somewhere, not anyone, not anywhere

as many as, as much as, as long as, not even one, not a single, emphasis on quantity

not very, not much, not really, hardly

to do, humble, i will do, to do (humble), humble する, humbly do, keigo

to be, to come, to go, honorific

every, every other, at intervals of, at regular intervals

please do, polite request, honorific request, please

humble form, kenjougo, keigo, i humbly do, humble speech

honorific form, respectful form, sonkeigo, keigo, to do (honorific)

embedded question, indirect question, know what, know where, know who, i don't know why

yes/no question, question marker, casual question, friendly question

to take time, to cost, how long does it take, how much does it cost

i wonder, feminine speech

to smell, to sound, to taste, to feel, there is a smell, i hear, i have a feeling

whether or not, whether, if or not

i wonder, should i?

can be seen, can see, can be observed, is observed, there are signs of, be evident, chance to see something

might, may, perhaps, maybe, possibility

made from, made with

someone who is easily, sensitive to cold, scaredy-cat, shy person, personality

to show signs of, to act as if, to seem to feel, someone else's feelings, to want (third person)

need, necessary

surely, undoubtedly, almost certainly, most likely

to make something, make it, adjective + する, turn up, turn down

-ly, adverbs, adverb form, adjective to adverb

not exactly, not particularly, contrastive は, adjective with は

to be, to exist

nominalizer, nominalization, -ing, to do, the act of doing

have done before, have ever, have the experience of, there are times when, sometimes

can, able to, be able to

each, every, at intervals of

to decide on, have decided to

it has been decided that, it turns out that, end up, it will be, it amounts to

this much, that much, that much (over there), how much, degree, extent, so much, so, like that

-ness, noun from adjective, degree, sentence-ending particle, casual assertion

please let me, let me, allow me to, asking permission

causative-passive, be made to do, be forced to do

causative, make someone do, let someone do, have someone do

some time ago, just now

and, and what's more, besides, giving reasons

only, nothing but, no more than

have no choice but, no more than, not exceeding, as few as, as little as, only

too much, excessively

continuously, all throughout, entire time, ever, the whole time, all the way

at all

it looks like ~, it seems ~, appears ~

like that, kind of

looks like, appears like, seeming, seems about to

i heard that, it is said that, they say, apparently, reportedly, hearsay

seems like, looks like, seem, look like, sound

because of that, so?, and then?, therefore, with that

but still, and yet, even so, nevertheless

besides, in addition, also, moreover, and

most, mostly, adequately, generally, for the most part, roughly

but, still, however, nevertheless

wants to, someone else wants, third person desire, eager to

just by, just by doing, just with

not only but also, not only… but also, not only ~ but also ~, not just but also

have done before, have ever, have never, experience

just finished doing, just did, have just, just now

just did, just finished, something just happened

it'd be better to, should do

if, after, when, from when, just when

what should i do?, how should i, where should i, asking for advice, asking for instructions

why don't you, how about, why don't you…?, what if you did…?

gradually, little by little, step by step, more and more

named, called, casual quotation, as for, speaking of, casual は, i heard

kind of thing, kind of vibe, kind of feeling

intend to, plan to, supposed to

difficult to do, hard to, tough to, painful to, difficult to

and, so, and so, because, while, and yet, by, with, by means of, on foot, by bus, how, te-form, connecting form, cause, manner, parallel

please do, casual request, do it for me, don't

do for someone, to do something for someone, as a favor for

is, has been done, something is done, remaining state

do and go, take along, go on doing, gradually, from now on, away

was doing something, was doing

could you please, won't you

honorific ている, is doing (honorific), respectful ongoing actions

while, during the time that

be in the middle of doing, be currently doing

to do something in advance

go and come back, come towards, has become, start to, have been doing

thank you for doing, thanks for

won't you, will you, could you, can you, would you, asking a favour, request

do for me, someone does something for me, do a favor

very polite です, formal copula, keigo, customer service

completely, unfortunately, accidentally, to finish, end up doing, do completely, regret, to do something by accident, to finish completely, totally

i wonder if, polite question, could it be

i'm sorry for, sorry that, apologise for, apologize for

so, because, because of, and so, cause and result

made of, made from, produced from, come from

right?, isn't it?, why it's, i think, could it be that, i told you, look, let's

i want you to, need you to

try doing, try and see, give it a try

even, even if, even though

whether or, either, neither or, no matter which

have someone do, to get someone to do, to have someone do

do for, do a favour, i'll show you, just you wait, i'm going to, definitely

i'm glad that, it's good that, good thing, relief

convert phrase into noun, ing, the that

finally, at last, in the end

among other things, such as, like, for example

which is more, which of the two, a or b, comparing two things

progressively, rapidly increasing, more and more

think that

i heard that, i was told that, i hear

say that, call (something), it is said that

don't, do not, prohibition, negative command

must, have to, need to, if you don't, unless, gotta

double negative, there is no one who doesn't, there is nothing that doesn't, everyone, everything, without exception

it'd be better not to, you'd better not, shouldn't, advice

not easily, just won't, can't seem to, struggling to, takes forever, not readily

while, during, as, simultaneously, while ing

not and, not so, because not

must, have to, need to, obligation

must, have to, need to, obligation, it is necessary to

do this, command to do, imperative, order

to do, honorific do, respectful do

if, in the case that, were it, if it's the case, as for

as much as possible, as … as possible, if possible, wherever possible

hard to do, difficult to do

to make something ~, decide on ~, adjective + する, to make something, someone

to notice, to realize

take care, be careful, pay attention, make sure, watch out

to look, to seem, to appear

i wonder…

although, in spite of, even though, to, in order to, despite

it is … that, what … is, the reason is, cleft sentence

like, similar to, such as, as

in, among, within

next to, second to, ranked after

while, during, between, period

if, if… then

but, however, comparison, contrast

only, nothing but, about, approximately, just

cannot be, hardly possible, highly unlikely, improbable

it must be, it should be, bound to, expected to, should be

is one of

should have, i wish i had, shouldn't have, regret

had better, it’s better to, should

other, another, any other, anything else, as well as, besides

almost all, most, hardly any, few

first, firstly, to start with, first of all, before anything else, almost certainly

again, also, moreover, additionally, another, once more

or, either, alternatively, choice between options

by, by the time, deadline, before, no later than

as it is, as is, unchanged, still, with something left on, without changing, left in a state

seems, looks like, apparently, it appears, like

is like, looks like, resembles, seems, as if

like, as if, such as, similar to, -like

if

easy to do, easy to, tends to, likely to, prone to

at last, finally, barely, narrowly

volitional, volitional form, let's, let's do, shall we, i'll, i'll do, intention, suggestion, decision

seems, appears, it seems that, it looks like, apparently, like, as if

think i will, plan to, intend to

in order to, so that, in such a way that

to try to, to make sure that, to make sure to, to endeavor to

want to like, want to be able to, want to in the way of

to reach the point that, to come to be that, to turn into

like, as, similar to, just like

pray that, for, hope that, keep fingers crossed that

to tell, request, or order to do

we, them, they, these, those

seems like, i heard, apparently, typical of, -ish, like

potential, can, able to, ability, to be able

passive, be done to, receive action

be about to do, be on the verge of doing

but, and, the thing is, background before a request

plan to, be scheduled to, be due to, be supposed to

done by someone vs happening on its own, transitive vs intransitive, who did it, it happened

transitive verbs, intransitive verbs, transitive and intransitive pairs

decade, age range, teens, twenties, thirties, 1990s

more than, over, above, any more, greater, exceeding

or less, or under, below, fewer, not exceeding, the following

except, other than, besides

some, several, a few, a number of

for example, for instance, such as, let's say, suppose

to start doing, to begin doing, to burst out, to suddenly start

passive form, passive voice

each, every, respective, various

imperative, command form, order, do it

in the event of, in the case that

to start doing, to begin doing

not at all, not even a little

quite a few, quite a lot, many, not a few, not a little

after, later

the rest, remaining, left, more, to go, other, else

honorific prefix

need to, it is necessary to

suddenly, abruptly, all of a sudden, without warning, on short notice

at least, no less than, minimum

almost every, nearly every, practically every day, all the time

to do again, to redo, to fix

completely, exactly, right

to finish doing, to end

to continue doing, to keep doing

to be audible, to sound, hear, to be heard

can see, to be visible, to be in sight, to look, to seem, to appear

verb stem, masu stem, conjunctive, continuative form

while, during, between

while, during something happened

around, about, when

so much that, out of too much, because of excessive

so much that, too, excessively

too much, so much… that, excessively

possibility, to have, with

or, either, maybe, perhaps, possibly, or possibly

no matter how, no matter how much, however much

while, before, during

thanks to, owing to, because of

half-, half-done, unfinished, not yet finished, nearly, in the middle of, almost, about to, start to

tend to, tendency to, frequently, often, to do something easily, apt to do

if you ask why, the reason is, it is because, if you ask whether, if anything

quite, considerably, pretty, fairly

depends on, changes depending on, differ depending on

precisely because, emphasized because

through, from to

combined particles, particle + no, noun modifier, from, to, with

or something, or something like that

only, just, since, after

and yet, though, in spite of, despite, even though

for sure, precisely, exactly, definitely, this time for sure, emphasis

how, how much, how many times, what, you have no idea how, god knows how

from the fact that, because, since, judging from, which is why it is called

should do, should, ought

it is that, the thing is, it means that, is it something that

be supposed to, be expected to, it is the rule that, be scheduled to, be not allowed to

although, but, it is true…but

there is no need to, never happens, there is no possibility that

even, so much as, not even

if only, as long as, provided that, all it takes

all right, there we go, now, come on, you see, well, like

be allowed to, get permission to, take the liberty of, let me

well, now, now then, well then, right

for a moment, for a while, for the time being

apiece, each, at a time, one at a time, per, gradually

already, too late, by now

without doing

and then, thereupon, whereupon, so then, in that case

because of, due to, as a result of, blame

having done that, if that is done, if it is done in that way, having done that…, if that is done…, then

very unlikely to, showing no signs of, does not seem that, does not appear that, unlikely to

so, so then, accordingly, to deal with that

ending particle, adds force or indicates command

for that reason, because of that, therefore, to that end

to that end, for that purpose, for that reason, because of that, hence

as a result, consequently, in the end

each, respectively

or, or else, rather

if that's the case, if so, then, in that case

only, nothing but, no more than, just

but, however, although, regarding

even if, even though, no matter how

because, but, after all, even, too, i heard

didn't mean to, have no intention to, don't consider, deny having done

just done, freshly done, newly done, freshly ed, just ed, fresh

even if, even supposing, no matter, even though, supposing that

as soon as, just as, the moment, the instant

whenever, every time, each time

for, in order to, for the benefit of, for the sake of, because of, as a result of, due to

used to do, would often do, used to

it would be nice if, it would be good if, should, i hope, i wish, you should, it would be good

full of, covered with, a lot of, completely covered in

if, would have, almost, nearly, close call, could have

at all, in the least

properly, neatly, orderly, sufficiently, decently

accidentally, unintentionally, by mistake, unconsciously, against one's better judgement

while, incidentally, at the same time, on the way, while you are at it, on the occasion

what was it again, was it, did i, i forget, recalling

leaving on, leaving still in use, leaving something in a certain state, left as is, keep on -ing

seems like, somewhat, -ish, easily does, often does, -like

in other words, that is, in short, that means, to sum up

i thought i, i believe i, was planning to, was intending to

with the intention of, as if, pretending that, instead of, thinking that

to be, is, formal copula, written style, formal だ

this is no time to be doing

not unless first, not until, must first, only after

if possible, if you can, ideally, preferably

try, try doing, go on and try, have a look

can't help but, very, extremely, really, it can't be helped

in case, so that not, so as not to, to avoid, just in case

only, nothing but

not until, only after, only when, for the first time

if so, well, in that case

not a but b, conjunctive

be also, it also is

there's no point to, it's no use to, it cannot be helped

whether or not

it's no use, there's no point, won't get anywhere

it doesn't matter if, i don't mind

if it is alright, if you don't mind, if you would like, if possible

in terms of, as for, by, when it comes to, in

i heard, it means that, in other words, i heard that, rumor has it that, it is said that

that is to say, so that means, in other words, that means

this means, the meaning of … is, because, that is to say, known as is, called is

it is a fact that, there is no doubt that

rather than, …is more of a… than a…, rather than saying that…

that's why, no wonder, this means, it is the case that

it's not that, it doesn't mean that, not necessarily, not always

for the reason that, on the grounds that, because, under the pretext of, due to

no matter what, at any cost, after all, regardless of

in the same way as, in the way, as, in that way, exactly, precisely, just as

even so, however, even though, but

far from, anything but, let alone, not to mention, much less

was just about to do something, something almost happened, almost, nearly, about to, on the verge of

by the way, incidentally

to be considered, to be deemed, be regarded as, be accepted as, to be said, to be accredited with

tried to but, was about to but, was going to but

as, in the role of, for

try to, attempt to, be about to

in the case of, assuming, if a then b, if it were the case that, assuming that…

cannot possibly be, hardly, not at all, cannot at all

not necessarily so, is not always true, there is no guarantee that

no matter how

in line with, comparable with, along with, just like, as … as

together with, along with, at the same time as, as well as

about the same as, about as, no less

like, similar to, unlike, dissimilar to

at the same time as, the moment, the instant, as soon as, simultaneously, as well as

is considered, is thought of as, is believed to be, it is believed that

speaking of, when you talk of, when you say

speaking of, when it comes to, if one says

would or could say that…, can probably say that…, fair to say that…

although one says, even though, although

you could say, one might say

it is said that, is known as

before, while not yet, before it's too late, before i knew it, without realizing

it's not that, not impossible, can if i have to, double negative, sort of

can't not, have no choice but to, must, can't get out of, no way to avoid

quite, pretty, rather, considerably, not easily, just won't

but, although, despite, even while, even though

without, without doing, no, none

because, the reason is, if you want to know why

because, the reason is, that is because

give examples, show modesty, make light of, such as, things like, etc, and so on, emphasis

in, at, on, in the field of, in the case of

over, through, from… to, from… into, across, throughout

instead of, replacing, on behalf of, in place of, take over from

as, in proportion to, in accordance with, according to, following

for, for a, considering, considering that

even if, even though, regardless of, even when, also

concerning, regarding, about, on

as, in proportion to, with, as… then, as…then

to, for, from the standpoint of

for the purpose of, in order to, in regard to, for

by means of, due to, owing to, because of, according to, depending on

according to

against, contrary to, in contrast to, go against

in accordance with, matching, fitting, suitable for, adjust or tune to

based on, on the basis of

towards, against, regarding, in contrast with, in contrast to, while

correspond to, amount to, be equivalent to, fall on, count as

to be used to something

compared to, in comparison to, when compared to

certainly, i’m sure, certain that, it must be the case that, surely, bound to

i'm sure, certain, no doubt, there is no doubt that, must be

about, regarding, related to, concerning, on the subject of

is best, nothing is better than, nothing better than, there's nothing like, limited to

of, among, out of

ask a question in a polite way

it is…that…, it is…who…, …is the one that…, …is the one who…

figure, shape, appearance, looks, wearing, dressed in

should, all you have to do is, what should i do, i hope, i wish

nothing but, only, all, just

not only… but also, as well as, not just

about the only, to the extent that

famous for, is famous for

it is, have, has become, happen to be, has been established

if only, should have, would have, i wish

the more… the more, the more the better, in proportion

not to mention, not only … but also, not only but also, let alone, of course

it goes without saying, needless to say, not to mention, obviously, it is needless to say, of course

this way, that way, in such a way, how, way, in a way that suggests

suddenly, by chance, happen to, without thinking, it occurred to me

for the first time in, haven't done for some time

to pretend, to act as if

should, ought to, should have, must

should not, ought not to, shouldn't have

degree, extent, bounds, upper limit, the more, about

not as … as, not as much as, not that, not to the extent of

no way, surely not, you don't mean, i never thought, never dreamed, don't tell me

increasingly, more and more, even more, less and less, ever more

as if, as though, just like, not at all, completely

just like, as if, as though, like a, simile

-ness, noun from adjective, quality, sensation, tinge

rather, instead, better, over

hardly ever, rarely, seldom, almost never

almost, nearly, close to

perhaps, maybe, perchance, by any chance, possibly

if, supposing, in the case, even if, what if

but then, although, though, but, however, for all that

describe feeling, express memories, state fact, supposed to, should, that's the way it is

because, indicates reason, excuse, dissatisfaction, cause

both and, neither nor, not only but also, as well as, sometimes and sometimes

there is no way to, impossible to, can't possibly, no means of

not try to, not make an effort to, not willing to, refuse to

have a feeling that, feels like, seems like, think that

to look, to seem, to appear

there is no way that, it is impossible that, cannot be, no way

for that reason, no wonder, that's why, as you'd expect, so you mean

it doesn't mean that, it is not the case that, it's not that, not necessarily, i don't mean that

can't very well, can't afford to, can't just, must not, out of the question

on purpose, intentionally, deliberately

go to the trouble of, go out of one's way, take the trouble to, all the way, specially, bother to

starting with, including, such as, not to mention, led by

based on, using as a basis, drawing on, derived from, building on

centered on, focused on, mainly, around, led by

filled with, full of, with, putting into, wholeheartedly

through, via, throughout, by

don't, mustn't, shouldn't have

i hear that, heard that, i heard that, he or she said that

what on earth, what in the world, the heck, on earth, in the world, emphatic question

all at once

more and more, continue to, keep on, -er and -er

on one hand, on the other hand, although, at the same time, while

something is finished, to finish something, something has come to an end, to do something completely, to do something through, to finish doing

upon, after, when, for, in order to

as well, besides, in addition to, not only… but also

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not really, not particularly, it's not like…

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each other, one another, mutually, together

fellow, with each other, mutually, between, among, together

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at once, immediately, without delay, directly, automatically

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after all, eventually, in the end

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-style, way, fashion

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so-called, what is called, what you'd call, as it is known

approximately, roughly, about, more or less, rough, general idea

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please, could you please, i must ask you to, formal request

triggered by, prompted by, as a result of, taking the opportunity, turning point

on the way to, on the way home, just as you leave, as you go

hard to, very difficult to, almost impossible to, can hardly

then again, just when i thought, no sooner than, just when

just as, right after, as soon as, just when, barely

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unable to do something, can't do something, cannot, be unable to, hard to, hesitant to, can't bring oneself to

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trigger, what started it, occasion, opportunity, chance

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knowing, since it's, because it's, knowing him, being who they are

without doing, without, never once, without ever

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get by without doing, get by without doing something, to get away with

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at least, if nothing else, do all one can, as much as one could

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immediately, in no time, in an instant, in a flash

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after, after much, in the end, as a result of, at the end of, finally

by the way, in this connection, incidentally

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to be doing, to be in the process of doing, -ing, be -ing

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even if i have to, by all means, by any or all means, no matter what

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can't keep doing

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must not, should not, shall not, prohibition

go so far as to, even, to the point of, at the cost of

since, ever since, henceforth

natural, no wonder, only to be expected, as a matter of course, of course

sufficient by, no problem to, resolve by

please do

that's what you call, that's just, that's what it means, simply

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from the standpoint of, from the perspective of, from the viewpoint of, think in terms of, viewed from the angle of

in such a way that, like this

like, such as, so much as

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apparently, it seems, seems like, looks like, somehow, barely

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not the time for, no time for, out of the question, in no position to, far more than

at the time, when, while, timing, just as i was

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is considered to, it is said that

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assuming, even if, also as

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still, yet, furthermore, in addition

all the more, even more, still more, furthermore, postscript

get by without doing

something, some kind of, somehow, for some reason

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on the occasion of, when, at the time of

when it comes to, as far as… goes, nobody beats, best at

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every time, whenever, as, whether, in, every time something happens

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nothing but, none other than, simply

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towards, to face, to head to, to go towards

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along with, in accordance with, along, in line with

without a doubt, certain, sure, certainly, surely, not mistaken

it’s best that, there’s nothing better than, there is nothing better than, it is the best, would be the best

no more than, merely, just

regardless of, whether or not

affect, concern, have to do with, be involved in, life-threatening

of all times, of all people, precisely when, only, murphy's law

not just, not only… but also, not limited to

on the occasion of, at the time of, when, upon

not, negative, literary negative, classical negative, old-fashioned ない

have to do, must, should, have to

i think … isn't it?, it might be that…, don't you agree?

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it's only natural, no wonder, of course, it is only natural that, it is no wonder

according to, from the viewpoint of

under, with, under the supervision of, on the basis of

not only… but even, not only… but also, let alone

keep on, more and more, only getting worse, continue to

simply because, just because, only because, all because of

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i would appreciate it if, i hope, if you could, it would be good if

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aside from, apart from, except for, setting aside, whether or not

will not, will probably not, intend not to, must not, won't, probably not

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as if, there's no way, definitely not, absolutely not, impossible, do you really think?

so, therefore, the reason for something, because, the reason is

because, my excuse is, my explanation is, for that reason

shouldn’t do something, it’s impossible to

if only i could, if it were possible, if you can, if you dare, if you so much as

but, although, even though

too, also, likewise, as well

without caring about, regardless of

before long, soon, eventually, in the end, in time, almost

what with a and b, a and b and so on, things like, and so on, mixed feelings

whether or not, considering options

let's, let us, why don't we, come on let's, rallying call

if, if it's the case that, if you can't even, as long as, criticism, warning

must have been very, far more, much more, almost, seriously considered, considerable, extraordinary

there is no choice but to, nothing for it but to, can't be helped, have to

have no choice but to, no other way than, can only, have to

not properly, not enough, hardly

leave up to, entrust to

regardless of, irrespective of, no matter, whether or not, of any

prompted by, as a turning point, taking the opportunity of, triggered by, since

over, concerning, regarding, surrounding, in connection with a dispute

on the occasion of, taking the opportunity, as an opportunity, when, since

except, except for, with the exception of, excluding, apart from

more or less, pretty much, roughly, tentatively, just in case, just to be sure, for the time being

once, once you, for now, for the time being, temporarily

in one go, without stopping, all at once, in one gulp, instantly

just in case, in the worst-case scenario, in the unlikely event, by any chance

in terms of, from the standpoint of, as a matter of, -wise, legally, on the surface

now that, since, as long as, once

in the midst of, through, despite, in, among, within

more than, not less than, beyond, no less than, even more

because, since, seeing that

since, ever since, since then, henceforth

everything and anything, from a to z, from head to toe, everything

at any rate, after all, anyhow, anyway, in any case, no wonder

by any account, all the same, no doubt

be glad, be relieved, most, best, above all else, more than anything

tendency, trend, inclination

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in other words, namely, that is

and, as well as

while, although, on the other hand, however, on the flip side

at least

luckily, fortunately, thankfully

just under, a little less than, slightly less than

just over, a little more than, slightly more than, and change

unable to, cannot, it is not possible to

can, to be able to, is possible to, is able to, possible

as one hopes, as one wishes, the way one wants, as desired, as planned

probably, most likely, perhaps, in all likelihood

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just before, this side of, in front of, having said, out of consideration for

without, leaving out, setting aside, joking aside, cannot do without

do to the end, see through, persevere, thoroughly, to the utmost, survive

doing as one pleases, to one's heart's content, leaving uncontrolled

still, not yet, even now

as expected, sure enough, really, whether

as soon as, depending on, up to

depending on, depends on, up to

gradually, little by little, by degrees

feel like, spirit, mind, be careful, notice, worry, have a feeling

to make use of, to take full advantage of, to capitalize on, to leverage, bring out

worth it, worth the effort, to be worth, to pay off

as a result of, as a result, after, consequently

in short, in a word, to sum up, to put it simply, in summary

conversely, on the contrary

as long as, while… is the case, as far as, while, limited to

to the end, persistently, stubbornly, merely, strictly, thoroughly, just, only

only because of, owe everything to, nothing without

beforehand, in advance, previously

any kind of, every, whatsoever, whatever, what kind of, no matter what kind of

how, in what way, how much, to what extent, no matter how

indeed, truly, typically, every bit, just like, as if

in accordance with, depending on, whether or not

regardless of, whether or not, doesn't matter whether, irrespective of

not really, can't be regarded as

about, roughly, generally, approximately, completely

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while, besides, at the same time, in addition, in addition to

once, before, formerly, ever, former

while, on the way, at the same time, while you're at it, combine with, as well

contrary to expectations, or so we thought, but

smacking of, sounding like, -ish, pushy, presumptuous, reproachful

like parent like child, as bad as each other, neither is any better, both are to blame