that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
had better ...; had better not ...
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to be needed; to be wanted
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
(regular) route; fixed route; specified route; suggested route
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)