middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to gather; to collect; to assemble
health; healthy; sound; fit
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
good wine makes good blood; sake is the best of all medicines
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
health checkup; (general) medical examination; physical examination
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
(not) even once; (not) ever
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
... years old; age (of) ...
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")