proposal; proposition; suggestion
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
automatic; intransitive verb
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
while; during; while; although; all; both
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
(police) detective; criminal matter