boy; son; baby boy; young man
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to become better; to improve
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
early closing; finishing (work) early
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
wet nurse; nursing mother
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from