origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
single word; a few words; brief comment
feeling; sense; impression
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
while; during; while; although; all; both
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to be able to manage somehow or another
clearing one's throat; cough
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to take over; to hand over
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)