you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
as a child; when one was a child
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
since when; from when; how long
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
festival; feast; carnival
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
Japanese ash (Fraxinus japonica)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
father; dad; husband; you; he
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
beginning; outset; first; onset
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse