spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
female friend; woman friend
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
honorific/polite/humble prefix
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
imagination; supposition; guess
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
feeling; sense; impression
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
girls college (esp. in names of Christian schools)
pupil; student; schoolchild
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately