to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
grandfather; male senior-citizen
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
good old; good old-fashioned
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
for example; for instance; e.g.
de facto marriage; common-law marriage
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
two persons; two people; pair; couple
name; given name; first name
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
government office; public office
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence; balance; miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
popular; well-liked; common; frequent; popular music; pop music
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
I see; that's right; indeed
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key