first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
by means of; due to; because of; according to
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
really; truly; indeed; good grief
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
link; linking; link; hyperlink; linking (of object files); linkage
sprouting; budding; young shoot; moe; fascination; infatuation (esp. towards anime and manga characters)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
such; this sort of; like this
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
two persons; two people; pair; couple
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
feeling; sense; impression
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
(some) more; even more; longer; further
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
little by little; bit by bit
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...