to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
not necessarily so; is not always true
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
Japan's best; number one in Japan
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
such; this sort of; like this
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
looking away; looking aside
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
sorry; excuse me; thank you
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
please (give me); please (do for me)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
so; like this; in this way
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)