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to reminisce about the past; to recall with nostalgia; to talk about past habits or states with sentiment

Well; Well then

Rather; Instead; On the contrary; More than anything, even more so

In short; To sum up; In other words

In other words; That is; Namely

all the more; on the contrary; conversely; to the contrary; surprisingly

It is completely as if; It feels as if; It seems exactly like; As if to be perfectly like

I have a feeling that...; It seems to me that...; I feel as if...

not at all; cannot ~ at all; too ~ to ~

Not really; Not particularly; It's not like ... (to be) / I don't particularly ...

Not only...; As well as; Not just... but also

Not A but B; Conjunction showing correction or contrast between two facts/choices; Instead of A, B

Not only ~, but also ~; Not just ~, but ~ as well

only ... and nothing else; nothing but; just this much; no more than this

It goes without saying that; It is needless to say; No need to mention; I don’t need to remind you

Never; By no means

Cannot afford to; No way to; It's not possible to do given the circumstances

Not willing to; Not make an effort to; To not attempt or try to; Volitional + としない

Perhaps; Maybe; Possibly

Even if ...; Supposing that ...; No matter how ... and yet ...

To my great surprise; To my astonishment; What a ...; Especially ...