here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
school building; schoolhouse
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
covered with; stained; smeared
meaning; significance; sense
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to lose sight of; to miss
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
place; situation; position; location
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
now that; since; as long as; provided that
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently