pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
home area; home town; local
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to talk; to chat; to chatter
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
several years; a few years
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
condition; state (of health); appearance
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
question; inquiry; enquiry
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend