How did you like ...?;  How about ...?;  What's going on?;  How's it going?
 bonds (between people);  (emotional) ties;  relationship;  tether;  fetters
 to cut;  to cut through;  to sever (connections, ties);  to turn off (e.g. the light);  to terminate (e.g. a conversation);  to hang up (the phone);  to punch (a ticket)
 opposite side;  other side;  over there;  that way;  the other party;  the other person
 as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom");  wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
 new;  novel;  fresh;  recent;  latest;  up-to-date
 living;  life (one's daily existence);  livelihood
 finally;  at last;  ultimately;  in the end
 to change;  to swap;  to change the object of one's interest or focus;  to spend or take time;  to infect;  to permeate something with the smell or colour of something;  to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
 to find a clear solution;  to come to a clean decision;  to give a clear explanation;  to divide exactly (without remainder);  to divide evenly
 that sort of;  that kind of;  like that;  such;  so
 a short while ago;  a moment ago;  just now;  some time ago
 after a long time;  for the first time in a while
 language;  dialect;  word;  phrase;  speech;  (manner of) speaking
 to be delighted;  to be glad;  to congratulate;  to gratefully accept
 tender;  kind;  gentle;  graceful;  affectionate;  amiable
 to be seen;  to be in sight;  to look;  to seem;  to come
 to recall;  to remember;  to recollect
 wife;  your wife;  his wife;  married lady;  madam
 to say;  to speak;  to tell;  to talk
 mouth;  opening;  hole;  mouth (of a bottle);  spout;  gate;  door
 to open;  to undo;  to bloom;  to unfold;  to open (for business, e.g. in the morning);  to be wide (gap, etc.);  to widen
 to talk;  to chat;  to chatter
 number one;  first;  best;  most;  game;  round
 good;  excellent;  fine;  nice;  pleasant;  agreeable
 thank you for your hard work;  good work;  see you;  goodbye;  goodnight
 I'm off;  see you later;  to go (and then come back)
 to persevere;  to persist;  to insist that;  to stick to (one's opinion);  to remain in a place;  to stick to one's post
 after all;  in the end;  conclusion;  end;  end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
 the front;  honesty;  uprightness;  decency;  normality
 my husband;  one's family;  family member
 that way;  that direction;  that (one);  that person;  there;  over there
 to turn back (e.g. half-way);  to return;  to go back;  to recover (e.g. something lost);  to be returned;  to rebound
 strange;  odd;  unexpected;  change;  incident;  disturbance
 then;  and then;  and;  if so;  because then;  if that's the case
 whereabouts;  place;  location;  place where one belongs;  where one fits in;  place where one can be oneself
 to cry;  to weep;  to sob;  to howl
 may;  might;  perhaps;  may be;  possibly
 to be aware of;  to know;  to notice;  to feel;  to understand;  to comprehend;  to remember
 place;  location;  room;  space;  basho;  wrestling tournament
 the person in question;  prominent figure;  distinguished person;  that person
 to lose strength;  to become weak;  to wither;  to droop;  to feel demotivated;  to lose interest
 dad;  dada;  daddy;  pa;  papa;  pappa
 (a) little;  somewhat;  somehow