to be helpful; to be useful
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
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)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
myself; yourself; I; me; you
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
to employ; to hire; to charter
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
present; gift; to give a present or gift
letter; missive; note; mail
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
earnings from a part-time job