memories; recollections; reminiscence
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun