to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
(this) shrine; (this) company; (this) firm
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to move (house); to change residence
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
middle of the night; dead of night
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
after a long time; for the first time in a while
nightlife districts; drinking districts
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
repeat of a deuce (in tennis, etc.); again
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
don't you think?; indicates question
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
critic; reviewer; commentator
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to relax; to feel at home
while; during; while; although; all; both
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
independence; self-reliance
unique; individual; original; unusual