that's the way it is; such is life
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
how many years; how long; what year
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...