to live; to make a living; to get on with
hello; good day; good afternoon
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
than; other than; except; but
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
lately; recently; nowadays
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
evening; last night; yesterday evening
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
home delivery (of food); outside catering
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
all; the whole; on the whole; all in all; generally
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
shop; small store; business; firm
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...