dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
story; tale; talk; discussion
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
sorry; excuse me; thank you
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
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
thereupon; shortly thereafter
(not) even once; (not) ever
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
long time; long interval; for quite some time
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling