to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
consequence; outcome; result; blame
by myself; in person; by oneself
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
now; the present time; just now; another; more
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
offender; criminal; culprit
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
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)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
foster parent; foster parents; (pet) caretaker
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)