above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
reality; actuality; hard fact
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
story; tale; talk; discussion
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
older sister; lass; young lady
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done