police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
doctors; teachers; lawyers
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
warmly; cordially; with tender care
don't you think?; indicates question
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
pardon me for leaving (first)
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
student (esp. a university student)
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to grow older (than expected); to advance in age
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue