wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
myself; yourself; I; me; you
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
regret; repentance; remorse
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
death penalty; capital punishment
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
just managing; with great difficulty
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
considerably; fairly; quite