at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
don't you think?; indicates question
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
myself; yourself; I; me; you
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to move forward; to move on
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)