to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
one day; (on) a certain day
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
how many years; how long; what year
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
don't you think?; indicates question
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
children's home; child care institution; orphanage
top university; leading university; first-rate university
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
finding employment; getting a job
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
boy; son; baby boy; young man
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not