fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
relatively; comparatively
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
close; intimate; on good terms
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
how; in what way; how about
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!